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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. Where is Hank Bell?

2. Where does Arvin join his father?

3. What is Willard doing?

4. Where does Willard put the animal carcasses?

5. Who is the first hitchhiker mentioned in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the young, attractive soldier that Carl and Sandy pick up?

2. About what does Deputy Sheriff Bodecker fantasize?

3. From whom does Willard rent a house and how does the man verbally abuse Willard?

4. Where is Arvin joining his father?

5. How does Carl convince young men to have sex with Sandy and what does Carl do after they have sex?

6. What does Willard do one day that greatly upsets Arvin?

7. What happens one night when Willard wakes Arvin?

8. Who is closing Maude's Store, and about what is he fantasizing?

9. What is the phone call about that Bodecker receives and what does Bodecker conclude?

10. Who are Sandy and Carl and what are they doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Maze belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to Gothic genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a Gothic novel and a fantasy?

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "The Devil All the Time" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why "The Devil All the Time" is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "The Devil All the Time".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "The Devil All the Time". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "The Devil All the Time". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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