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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 write, at the end of Part 5?

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

3. What does the young woman learn, as she is escaping with the other captive in Part 5?

4. Why is the second strip in Part 6 out of place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What powers do the people in Heaven have, and how does Johnny use his?

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

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

5. What is everyone in Heaven doing, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Johnny tells the woman at the fast-food restaurant that he does not leave home to be ridiculed, and that his appearance is none of her business. How does this satirical interaction reflect actual exchanges between people? Why are people so often judged by others? What is the appeal of conformity? Why are those who are different often ridiculed or feared? How does Johnny react to this ridicule, and why? 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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