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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who shows up at the door after Dan leaves?
2. What causes Hank to become angry?
3. To what does Eleanor tend?
4. With what does Hank not want to be stuck?
5. Why does Dan not want Robish in the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During the climatic and final Act 3, both Chuck and Dan have the opportunity to kill one or more of the convicts during all the confusion. Both men choose to hit the convicts rather than shoot to kill. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Why do you think Dan and Chuck do not try to kill the convicts when they separately have the chance?
2. Do you think Griffin would have actually killed Ralphie if the gun had been loaded? Explain your thoughts with examples.
3. Do you think the average non-criminal citizen would have done the same thing as Dan and Chuck, i.e., disable rather than kill? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The ending of Desperate Hours comes when the last convict, Glen Griffin, is out of the house and killed by the police. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Why do you think Dan will not kill Griffin even when Griffin asks him to?
2. Do you think Glen could have come out of the situation alive? Would he want to? Why does he not care about living? Is his brother really that important to him?
3. Did the police have no alternative than to shoot Glen? It says Glen was waving the gun, not that he was aiming the gun at anyone. Should the police tried to get Glen to drop the gun first before killing him?
Essay Topic 3
In Act 1, Hank gets melancholy because he will never have a girl like Cindy or live in a nice house like the Hilliards'. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:
1. Do you feel sympathetic towards Hank? Why or why not?
2. Two of the convicts, Hank and Glen, are brothers. Why do you think two brothers both end up as convicts? Do you think they had a difficult upbringing? Would that make any difference in your feelings of sympathy towards either man?
3. Do you think that someone raised in an abusive home is more likely to become a criminal than one raised in a loving home? Discuss your stance, giving examples from research.
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