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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 is the last song Melinda plays at the party in Part I?
2. How does Vic kill De Lisle?
3. How does Melinda relate to her daughter?
4. What does De Lisle say about the water in the pool when he gets in?
5. What does Melinda suffer from at the Cowans' party?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who finds De Lisle's body and how does this person react?
2. Who does Vic dance with at the party in Part II, and why?
3. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?
4. What does Vic tell Mr. Nash in Part I that alarms Nash?
5. How does Vic feel during the costume party in Part II?
6. Why does Vic want to toy with Mr. Nash in Part I?
7. Why does Vic choose not to dance?
8. What does Vic tell Ralph about his own past?
9. What is Horace Meller's attitude to the rumor Vic spread about himself?
10. What does Vic think of Melinda's piano playing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Highsmith describe Vic's state of mind before, during, and after De Lisle's murder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Vic begin telling people he murdered McRae, and how does his decision to do so affect the course of the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do the townspeople in Little Wesley react so badly to Havermal, and what does highsmith use Havermal to convey to the reader about the town? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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