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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. What room does Lou carry Amy into?

2. What does Johnnie ask Lou for?

3. What does Lou say he does on the Fifth of April, 1952?

4. What does Rothman say was stolen from one of his carpenters?

5. What does Conway come barging out of his office looking for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hendricks phone Lou in Chapter 12?

2. What does Lou know about Billy Bob Walker?

3. What does Lou say he does with Amy in the two weeks before he kills her?

4. What information does Rothman give about Johnnie?

5. What is the story Lou tells about he jeweler?

6. What does Lou say he knows about John Smith?

7. What does Hendricks say is the evidence against Johnnie?

8. How does Lou prepare to kill Amy?

9. How did the man from the union find it was Johnnie who stole his tires?

10. How do Hendricks and his secretary react when Lou starts speaking in cliches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the first person point of view.

1. In what way could you describe the narration as unreliable?

2. What do you think the other characters say about Lou when he is not there?

3. How would the story change if it was told in the third person?

Essay Topic 2

How does Lou try to cover his tracks after each killing? What mistakes does he make? How much does it help that he is a policeman himself?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Rothman so open with Lou? Why is there never any suggestion Lou will never kill Rothman?

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