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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. When Frank leaves the building, he is being escorted by

2. The hospital Frank tells Gilbert to drive to is

3. Although Lionel describes his abundance of symptoms and the feelings that accompany them, he does not

4. On the way to the hospital, Minna asks Lionel for

5. Throughout the story, an outburst from Lionel typically includes

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lionel do when Detective Seminole asked him about Matricardi and Rockaforte?

2. What is inferred in the sentence: "We were all four of us an arrangement around a missing centerpiece, as incoherent as a verbless sentence.

3. Before he enters the Zendo, Frank Minna's instructions to Lionel include

4. Give an example of how Minna used people to mark his territory.

5. What is Julia's reaction when Lionel stops by to tell her about Frank?

6. Describe Frank's conversation in the car with his captors.

7. Describe Tony's character.

8. What would a typical day working for Frank entail when the boys first started with him?

9. Describe the symptoms of Lionel's disease.

10. Frank's nickname for Lionel, Freakshow, suggests what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Frank's statement to Lionel that there only a couple of Essrogs in the phone book. 1) Write an essay in which you explore the purpose of Frank's statement, 2) Write an essay in which you discuss Lionel's reaction and motivation with respect to Frank's statement and 3) Write an essay in which you consider the role of Frank's statement in the progression of the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the development of the concept of loyalty in the novel. Write an essay in which you discuss the theme of loyalty, describing: 1) each of the Minna Men and how they show their loyalty to Frank, 2) the loyalty between Frank and his brother Gerard, or 3) Frank and his wife, Julia.

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, Lionel feels protective towards Kimmery, yet she rescues him. 1) Write an essay in which you consider Kimmery as a foil character to Lionel. 2) Contrast these two characters and consider how it adds to the theme. 3) Write an essay that identifies other relationships in which protection adds to the theme.

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