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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 is Ellen Lang?

2. Who approaches Elvis at the house he follows the blond boy to?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Elvis tell the policemen about the situation at the Langs' house?

4. Who is Patricia Kyle?

5. What does Janet insist Ellen do in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Elvis's attractiveness grows by Chapter 10.

2. What does Lieutenant Baishe do?

3. Describe how Elvis becomes Ellen's teacher.

4. Who is Rudy Gambino?

5. How is "The Monkey's Raincoat" a genre story?

6. What does Dom accuse Elvis of?

7. Why is Ellen comforted by domesticity?

8. Why does Ellen go to Elvis for help?

9. Who visits Elvis unexpectedly at his office?

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

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

Describe how Pike's actions reflect more of a soldier's actions and not a detective's actions in "The Monkey's Raincoat."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the scene where Elvis breaks into Fein's apartment and how his actions prove again that Elvis is a superior warrior.

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