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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Johnny, at the end of Part 4?

2. What happens to D-Boy and Mr. Eff in Part 5?

3. Who is possessed by the ghost of Happy Noodle Boy, in Part 5?

4. What effect do humans have on the planet, according to the Devil?

5. What does the young woman wish she had on tape, in Part 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johnny think happened, to make him who he is now?

2. What happened when Johnny kidnapped Kirk?

3. What happens to Johnny at the end of Part 4?

4. Who is Anne Gwish, and what is revealed about her character in Part 5?

5. What does Johnny discuss with his female captive, in the second strip of Part 4?

6. What is Johnny discussing, and with whom, at the beginning of Part 4?

7. What happens when the gatekeeper reads Johnny's list of actions during his life?

8. What does Johnny observe about the state of Heaven, and what is the reason for it?

9. What is Johnny's role in the world, according to the Devil?

10. What does Tess dislike about Kirk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the foreword, it is said that JTHM is good for readers, and that animal instincts must be given expression in the imagination or they will be set loose in the real world. Do you agree with this statement? Is it a good thing for people to read things such as JTHM, to give themselves the opportunity to fantasize about things that are unacceptable in modern society? Or does it desensitize the reader to violence, making the escape of those deadly animal instincts even more likely? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Johnny is afraid of the monster that lives behind his wall, and thinks he has to paint the wall with blood to keep the monster at bay. At what point does this idea go from a deranged fantasy, to an actual threat? Why is the monster included in the book? What purpose does it serve? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Nail-Bunny, D-Boy, Mr. Eff and Burger Boy all started off as the voices for different aspects of Johnny's personality; however, the Dough Boys became self-aware, and gained a great deal of power, while Nail Bunny and Burger Boy did not. What made Mr. Eff and Burger Boy different from the others? How, and why, did they become so powerful? What purpose do they serve in the book? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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