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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. O'Brannon is associated with _______________.

2. Who is killed by being tortured and burned to death?

3. Whom does Elvis rescue from the house where the Chevy Nova is registered?

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

5. What liquor does Elvis give Ellen in Chapter 21 at his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Kimberly hide the cocaine?

3. What happens at Griffith Park?

4. Why do Dom's men demand Ellen be put on the phone?

5. What happens in Fein's apartment?

6. Why does Ellen tell Dom that Elvis has the drugs?

7. What is the significance that Ellen finished fixing Elvis's omelet?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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."

Essay Topic 3

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."

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