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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. Why does Carl's mood change on the way home?
2. What reason does Carl give for turning down a side road?
3. Who wants to be near the water?
4. Who does Lenora want to be like?
5. Where is Pastor Teagardin meeting his parishioners?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Arvin notice about the new pastor?
2. What does Arvin sense when Carl stops the car and what does Arvin do as Arvin gets out of the car?
3. What does Teagardin contemplate that night after the potluck dinner?
4. Why does Sandy ask Carl to teach her to use the gun he bought her?
5. How does Lenora accidentally commit suicide?
6. What happens to Lenora at school and how does Arvin intervene?
7. How does Carl prepare for his and Sandy's next hunt?
8. Why does Arvin beat up three local boys?
9. What happens with the fourth "model" Sandy and Carl pick up?
10. What does Carl want to do and what is Sandy's response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Arvin and Willard. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Emma and Sandy. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in The Devil All the Time help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
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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