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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. Why is Elvis named Elvis?

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

3. Whom does Elvis see in the house that Elvis follows the blond boy to?

4. Where did Mort and Ellen meet?

5. How many months of bills does Elvis need of the Lang's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dom accuse Elvis of?

2. Why does Ellen go to Elvis for help?

3. Describe Elvis's relationship to his cat.

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

5. Discuss the importance of Ellen's sandwiches.

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

7. Why does Ellen not want to talk to the police after her home's break-in?

8. Why is Ellen comforted by domesticity?

9. What does Lieutenant Baishe do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze how Elvis is a protector and rescuer first and foremost in his work as a detective.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of protection over women and, especially, over children. What does this repeated image suggest?

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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