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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. Where is John’s Place said to be located in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 2, Easy feels nervous about getting involved with Albright, because the white man reminds him of whom?

3. The boy that Matthew Teran keeps is described as being from where in Chapter 11?

4. Mr. Albright’s car is described as what in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of Easy’s former employer that he speaks with in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Easy’s actions in Chapter 15 indicate about his character growth?

2. What Biblical allusion can be seen in Chapter 3?

3. What does Easy (and the reader) learn from Junior Fornay in Chapter 4?

4. What aspect of Easy’s character is revealed through his interactions with Coretta in Chapter 6?

5. How is Daphne Monet’s home described in Chapter 13? What is symbolic about Daphne’s interior design?

6. What conflict takes place at the Santa Monica pier in Chapter 8?

7. Who does Easy meet with in Chapter 9? What happens during this meeting?

8. From what narrative point of view is the story related? What is notable about this style?

9. How is DeWitt Albright’s office described in Chapter 3? What does Albright ask Easy to do for him here?

10. What is represented through the animal imagery in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Devil in a Blue Dress. How does the author indicate this setting and the time period of the story in the first chapter? How important is the setting of the story to its plot progression? What tone does the author develop through the setting in the first chapters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Easy’s altercation with the teenagers on the beach in Chapter 8. What causes the initial conflict in this chapter? Why does Easy not defend himself against the gang? How is the theme of racism depicted through this encounter?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Mouse and his role in Devil in a Blue Dress. How does Easy feel about his history with Mouse? How long did they know one another? How do Easy’s flashbacks and descriptions of Mouse compare with his reality when he enters the action of the story?

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