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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. Why is Squee frightened at the beginning of the book?

2. Why does the unknown man in Part 3 get so angry with Squee?

3. Why does Johnny believe he has to keep one of his walls wet?

4. Why do the things his victims say sometimes make Johnny feel uncomfortable?

5. Why does Johnny stop momentarily during his rampage in the cafe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first character to be introduced in the book, and how is he introduced?

2. What does the survey taker question Johnny about?

3. What triggers Johnny's killing spree at the cafe?

4. What discussion does Johnny have at the beginning of Part 3?

5. How does Johnny feel about his victims?

6. What precipitates Johnny's rampage at the fast-food restaurant?

7. What comments does Johnny make, in Part 2, regarding his victims' last moments?

8. Which characters influence Johnny, regarding whether or not he should commit suicide, in Part 1?

9. What happens at the convenience store, in Part 2?

10. Who is Devi, and what brings her and Johnny together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faith is an important motif in this book. How does Johnny feel about God and the afterlife? Does his opinion change after talking to God and Satan? Why or why not? How do Johnny's attitudes about faith and religion play a part in his interactions with his victims? Would his actions change if he had faith? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

In the foreword, it is said that JTHM is good for readers, and that animal instincts must be given expression in the imagination or they will be set loose in the real world. Do you agree with this statement? Is it a good thing for people to read things such as JTHM, to give themselves the opportunity to fantasize about things that are unacceptable in modern society? Or does it desensitize the reader to violence, making the escape of those deadly animal instincts even more likely? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Tess learns some valuable lessons about the way she was living her life, through her captivity and experience at Johnny's. Why does she dislike Kirk and the other captives? Why did she spend so much time with Dillon, if she disliked him so much? What does she realize about the people with whom she associated herself? If she had escaped, what would she have changed? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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