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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. Who does Easy call when he awakens in Chapter 16?
2. What word from the novel refers to money paid to secure services, such as the money given to Easy by Mr. Carter?
3. What secret from her past does Daphne reveal in Chapter 27?
4. What is the name of Dupree’s sister, whose house he’s staying at in Chapter 24?
5. What is Ronald’s White’s profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. What clue does Easy present to Junior Fornay in Chapter 23? What is Junior’s response?
2. What conversation does Easy have with Odell Johnson in Chapter 31?
3. What does Easy do upon arriving at Vernie’s in Chapter 18? Who does Easy speak with?
4. What Biblical allusion is illustrated in Chapter 25? What does it signify?
5. What does Easy learn upon awakening in Chapter 28? What does his inner voice guide him to do?
6. What is significant about Easy’s flashback to the concentration camps in Chapter 20?
7. Who does Easy call when he awakens in Chapter 16? Why?
8. What confrontation takes place between Mouse and Easy in Chapter 19? How does this conflict conclude?
9. What conflict breaks out at the barber shop in Chapter 19? Who does Easy leave with?
10. How does Easy’s character transition in Chapter 18? What leads this transition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the quality of pride as seen in the character of Easy Rawlins in the novel. Why does Easy refuse to grovel to Mr. Giacomo for his job? How did Easy’s fighting in World War II influence his perceptions of race, equality, and pride?
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
Describe and analyze Easy’s experiences in Normandy in World War II. How did Easy’s inner voice lead him out of harm’s way during the war? What does this voice symbolize in the novel? How did Easy’s experiences in the war shape him as a character?
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