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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. What does Johnny realize about the Dough Boys in Part 4?

2. How does Johnny hurt himself, when he visits Squee in Part 4?

3. Who is Johnny talking to at the beginning of Part 4?

4. What is the Devil's response when Johnny complains about God not answering his questions?

5. According to Nail Bunny, what was different about Johnny before?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the young woman and the newly-introduced captive in the first strip of Part 5?

2. What do the Dough Boys discuss with Tess and Kirk, in Part 5?

3. What happens when Tess and Kirk encounter the room full of captives, in Part 5?

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

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

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

7. What does Nail Bunny say, in Part 4, about Johnny's hobbies before the killing?

8. What problems does Johnny encounter in Hell?

9. What is the topic of the public service announcement in Part 4?

10. What happened when Johnny kidnapped 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's "Happy Noodle Boy" cartoons are prevalent in the book, and they offer insight into Johnny's personality. How did Johnny get the idea for "Happy Noodle Boy"? Why does Happy Noodle Boy scream nonsensical phrases at people? Why does Happy Noodle Boy get shot at the end of every strip? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Tess learns some valuable lessons about the way she was living her life, through her captivity and experience at Johnny's. Why does she dislike Kirk and the other captives? Why did she spend so much time with Dillon, if she disliked him so much? What does she realize about the people with whom she associated herself? If she had escaped, what would she have changed? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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