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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 do Montgomery and his father share?
2. Who does Montgomery introduce to the judge while trying to explain his actions the day of his crime?
3. How does the person who supplied the money for Montgomery's loan feel about not being paid back?
4. What does Montgomery tell Maolseachlainn the fight was about?
5. How does Montgomery explain his father's personality?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the beginning of the novel, Montgomery makes a point to say he is not a homosexual. Why does he continue to make references to homosexuals, as when comparing his lawyer to a boy he believes was in love with him when he was a child?
2. Montgomery's counsel forces him to say that he wanted to kill his father so he could marry his mother. Montgomery claims this isn't true. Why would his counsel force him to tell this lie?
3. What is the irony about Montgomery meeting his wife through Anna Behrens?
4. When thinking about first meeting Daphne, Montgomery says "Anna was the priestess in a ritual giving Daphne, the sacrificial offering, to him." Why does he say this?
5. What is the relationship between Charlie French and Montgomery?
6. Why would the drug baron make Montgomery leave his family behind while Montgomery gets the money he owes the baron?
7. Why does Montgomery go out of his way to tell the court that he is not a homosexual?
8. Why does Montgomery tell the court about his bad moods as a child?
9. Montgomery goes into a fantasy about being by his father's side when he died when in fact he wasn't in the city. Why does Montgomery tell this story?
10. Montgomery describes his father and spends a lot time focusing on his mustache. Why does Montgomery do this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Internal conflicts play a role in the novel. Montgomery battles with himself over right and wrong and the emotions he feels for others. Why are the internal conflicts important to the plot of the novel? How do the internal conflicts help form the character of Montgomery? Do any of the other characters have internal conflicts?
Essay Topic 2
External conflicts happen throughout the novel. Give examples of at least three external conflicts in the novel. How do these conflicts affect the plot? Who is the protagonist in the conflict? Antagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Create a character sketch of Montgomery. What makes his mind work? How does he view himself? How do others view him? What is important to him?
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