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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 are Roy and Theodore?
2. What does Arvin take out of the glove box?
3. About what does Sandy complain?
4. About what do three older boys taunt Lenora?
5. For how long did Roy and Theodore travel in the South?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who do Carl and Sandy pick up after Roy and what does each person in the car think as they are riding?
2. What happens to Lenora at school and how does Arvin intervene?
3. What does Teagardin contemplate that night after the potluck dinner?
4. What does Carl get Sandy and what is her reaction?
5. What does Carl think about when he goes to eat at the White Cow Diner?
6. Why does Sandy ask Carl to teach her to use the gun he bought her?
7. Where do Theodore and Roy move and how is Theodore?
8. What does Arvin sense when Carl stops the car and what does Arvin do as Arvin gets out of the car?
9. Describe Teagardin's seduction of Lenora.
10. What does Pastor Sykes announce and what does he not tell his congregation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "The Devil All the Time". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Pollock chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Pollock chooses the metaphors he does?
3. Discuss Pollock's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliff hangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Pollock use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by "The Devil All the Time". Questions that Pollock most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Pollock's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Pollock's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Pollock and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?
2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?
3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?
4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?
5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain
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