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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 the young woman regret as she is fleeing Johnny's house?

2. What happens to the young man from the movie theater?

3. What does Johnny have a hard time understanding, at the beginning of Part 4?

4. Who is Happy Noodle Boy sitting on, at the end of his strip in Part 4?

5. Who is introduced at the beginning of Part 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tess dislike about Kirk?

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

3. What does Johnny's female captive say, in Part 4, that he is offended by?

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

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

6. What do Johnny and the Devil discuss, regarding God?

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

8. What comes through the floor at the beginning of Part 5?

9. What does Johnny reveal to Squee, in Part 4?

10. What problems does Johnny encounter in Hell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The Devil explains to Johnny that his role on Earth was that of a "waste-lock." What, specifically, was Johnny's intended purpose, according to the Devil? Why was he a poor choice to fulfill that role? Why was the function he performed a necessary one? What set Johnny apart from the other waste-locks? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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