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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. Initially, Elvis follows the blond boy to ______________.

2. What is Garrett's bodyguard's name?

3. Where did the police find Ellen's car abandoned?

4. Where does Elvis go to in Chapter 17 to think over the case?

5. Who is Patricia Kyle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Janet react to her and Elvis's intimacy afterward?

2. What happens to Ellen in Chapter 12?

3. Describe the estate in Los Feliz Hills.

4. What does Elvis do daily before he makes breakfast?

5. What does Elvis realize at Kimberly Marsh's apartment?

6. Who is Dom?

7. Describe the break-in at Elvis's own home.

8. Describe how Elvis becomes Ellen's teacher.

9. Why does Elvis not believe that Mort ransacked the Langs' home?

10. Describe Janet.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain why Elvis decorates his room in childhood memorabilia and what insight this information gives the reader about his character.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance to Mort's character in that he died trying to save his son's life.

Essay Topic 3

Explain and discuss why it is essential for Ellen's character to have qualities that are submissive and subservient considering the overall conflict of "The Monkey's Raincoat."

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