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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 trade does Elvis make with Dom?

2. Who makes dinner for the Elvis, Ellen, and Pike?

3. What does Elvis eat while he watches the house at the address where the Chevy Nova is registered?

4. What does Pike do to the people watching Elvis's house?

5. Whose key card does Elvis take before leaving the secure apartment building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Pike's tattoos represent?

2. Why is Poitras concerned about the case?

3. Discuss the importance of scotch and alcohol to Elvis.

4. Why does Elvis call Patricia Kyle from the gelato shop?

5. What happens in Fein's apartment?

6. What happens to Pike at Dom's estate?

7. What happens between Elvis and Ellen personally?

8. What happens at Griffith Park?

9. What do Pike and Elvis do to the two men they ambush in the woods?

10. How does Elvis make his way into Fein's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and explain the importance of the motif of Crais's negative connotation towards each non-white character in the book "The Monkey's Raincoat."

Essay Topic 3

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

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