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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. About what does Dunlap hint among his friends?

2. What does Willard decide he is going to do after watching his father?

3. What does Willard nail to a cross in the prayer clearing?

4. What does Carl store in his glove box?

5. Who says she is going to marry Roy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How long have the Russells lived in Mitchell Flats and how does that affect the townpeople's attitude towards them and Arvin's time at school?

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

5. What does Willard decide to do as Charlotte's health deteriorates?

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

7. With whom is Henry's wife committing adultery and with whom does Henry say he'd like to commit adultery?

8. Describe the church revival Willard attends with Emma.

9. Why does Willard decide to move his family and how does Charlotte feel about the idea?

10. How does Roy end up killing Helen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "The Devil All the Time"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in "The Devil All the Time" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "The Devil All the Time" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Bodecker himself has gone up in the world, at least in terms of public status. The reference to his taking bribes, on the other hand, reveals how low he has sunk in terms of personal moral status. The reference to bribes also foreshadows events later in the narrative in which his hard-won status becomes increasingly endangered by his corrupt activities and attitudes. Meanwhile, it's interesting to note how his, Sandy's and Carl's varied states of corruption are juxtaposed one to the other to the other, parallel situations that lead to parallel justice - death at the hands of the avenging Arvin.

1. Do you think Bodecker was always corrupt? Why or why not? Do you think public office corrupts many individuals? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and the text to support your answer.

2. Discuss what is meant by the following: Bodecker's, Sandy's and Carl's varied states of corruption are juxtaposed one to the other to the other. Use examples from your life and the text to support your answer.

3. Do you think Bodecker deserved to die as much as some of the other corrupt characters? Why or why not? Use examples from your life and the text to support your answer.

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