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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. What term does the Devil use to describe Johnny?

2. How does Johnny hurt himself, when he visits Squee in Part 4?

3. Who is Happy Noodle Boy sitting on, at the end of his strip in Part 4?

4. What does Johnny suggest to his young female captive, in Part 4?

5. What does the gatekeeper read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johnny's female captive say, in Part 4, that he is offended by?

2. What happens when the gatekeeper reads Johnny's list of actions during his life?

3. Who is Anne Gwish, and what is revealed about her character in Part 5?

4. What does Johnny discuss with his female captive, in the second strip of Part 4?

5. What comes through the floor at the beginning of Part 5?

6. What is Johnny's role in the world, according to the Devil?

7. What is the topic of the public service announcement in Part 4?

8. What does Johnny think happened, to make him who he is now?

9. What happens when Tess and Kirk encounter the room full of captives, in Part 5?

10. What powers do the people in Heaven have, and how does Johnny use his?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnny C. is clearly an autobiographical character, created by the author as a reflection of himself. What are their similarities and differences? What has prevented the author from becoming like Johnny? What experiences did they both share, which affected them in adulthood? How would the book have been different if Vasquez hadn't shared some experiences with Johnny? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Johnny meets the Devil in Part 6. How is the Devil depicted? What do Johnny and the Devil talk about? What is the purpose of Hell, and why are its inhabitants there? What information does the Devil give to Johnny? Why is he able to get this information from the Devil, but not from God? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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