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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. Who does Johnny say is the only friend he has in town?

2. What does Lou say he got rid of when he killed Joyce?

3. What does Lou say he has been as busy as recently?

4. What does Lou blame his twitchy feeling on?

5. What causes Central City's population to jump to 48,000?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lou tell Amy he is not so keen on marrying her just yet?

2. Why does Lou say he is worried for Johnnie?

3. Why does Rothman contact Lou in this section?

4. How does Lou decide to avenge Chester?

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

6. How does Lou deal with Joyce in Chapter 2?

7. Why does Lou say his car could not have possible made the tracks in the weeds?

8. Why does Lou use so many adages?

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

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

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

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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