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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. Dupree has two black eyes from what in Chapter 24?

2. Easy tells Joppy in Chapter 21, “That girl is the devil, man… She got” what “in every pocket”?

3. What does Easy dream about as he sleeps all day in Chapter 16?

4. While he is unconscious in the beginning of Chapter 28, Easy dreams of being on a battleship in the middle of what?

5. What kind of whiskey does Easy say he’s looking to buy for a party in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Easy go about ambushing Albright and Joppy in Chapter 29?

2. What Biblical allusion is illustrated in Chapter 25? What does it signify?

3. How does the gun battle conclude in Chapter 29? Who “saves the day”?

4. Who does Easy call when he awakens in Chapter 16? Why?

5. What information does Joppy reveal to Easy in Chapter 21?

6. What conversation does Easy have with Odell Johnson in Chapter 31?

7. What clue does Easy present to Junior Fornay in Chapter 23? What is Junior’s response?

8. Where does Easy begin his search for Frank Green in Chapter 18? How is this establishment described?

9. How does Easy elude police suspicion following the events of the story?

10. What does Mr. Carter offer to Easy in Chapter 17? How is his demeanor described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Matthew Teran in Devil in a Blue Dress. How does Easy describe Teran when he meets him? What prevents Easy from taking Teran’s money when he leaves the car? Who is the little boy that Teran keeps with him?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the characters of Maxim Baxter and Todd Carter in Devil in a Blue Dress. How does Easy relate to each of these characters? What makes Easy believe that Todd Carter is not a danger to Daphne Monet? Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Biblical allusion to “man’s fall” in the novel. How is this theme evoked through the imagery of Easy’s garden in the story? What correlations can be seen between Mr. Albright and Satan? How is Albright considered “snakelike”? What does his appearance foreshadow in the novel?

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