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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 Bob and Lou at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does Lou blame his twitchy feeling on?

3. Why does Lou say you should never pull a gun out on a drunk?

4. What drink does the waiter bring for Lou?

5. What does Lou compare Amy's tongue to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rothman tell Lou he is worried about?

2. Why is Lou uncomfortable with Bob and Hendricks?

3. How does Lou implicate Chester as the murderer?

4. Why does Lou use so many adages?

5. How does Lou say he got money from Elmer?

6. Why does Hendricks claim he is questioning Lou in Chapter 8?

7. Why does Rothman contact Lou in this section?

8. Why does Lou say he doesn't need a weapon?

9. Why is Bob angry at Hendricks in Chapter 8?

10. How does Lou know that Mike is not guilty of raping the three-year-old girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what does Lou suggest his upbringing is partly responsible for his sickness? What evidence is the book that this may just be an excuse?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Mike take the blame for raping the three-year-old girl? How much does Lou feel responsible for Mike's death?

Essay Topic 3

How does Lou fool people into thinking he is a good guy? Why is he able to play this role so convincingly?

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