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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 at Ellen's home in Chapter 7?

2. What does Elvis assume after going to the Lang's home?

3. Who is missing in "The Monkey's Raincoat"?

4. What does Ellen's youngest daughter say she saw her dad did as he looked at his pictures from Kansas?

5. Janet says she used to be like ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elvis get a flashlight in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Rudy Gambino?

3. What does Dom accuse Elvis of?

4. What does Poitras call and tell Elvis in Chapter 12?

5. Who visits Elvis unexpectedly at his office?

6. Who is Elvis?

7. Describe the estate in Los Feliz Hills.

8. How does Elvis get his name?

9. Who is Garrett?

10. Who is Dom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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