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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 does Montgomery describe his mother with caution?

2. Who is the first witness called to the stand?

3. What is ironic about Montgomery's engagement and marriage to his wife?

4. What does Montgomery say words are?

5. Why does Montgomery tease his mother with a drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Montgomery feel it's necessary to share his dreams with the court?

2. Why does Montgomery feel the need to describe his mother as "statuesque"?

3. Montgomery says that words are a luxury. Considering his current situation, how is this an example of foreshadowing?

4. Montgomery describes his father and spends a lot time focusing on his mustache. Why does Montgomery do this?

5. Why does Montgomery tell the court about his bad moods as a child?

6. The author goes into detail when he describes Dublin after ten years. Why does he do this?

7. The stable hand, Joanne, is very kind to his mother. This makes Montgomery very uncomfortable. Why would Montgomery be uncomfortable with the stable hand's kindness?

8. Why would it be in Montgomery's benefit to keep information on Randolph to blackmail him?

9. Montgomery has the feeling he is about to do something very bad. Why is this ironic?

10. What reasoning would Montgomery have for comparing Anna Behrens to a "lonely prisoner in her magic castle in need of rescuing"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joanne the stable hand is a very controversial character in the novel. What makes Joanne controversial? Why is her character important? How would the plot be different if her character was not involved?

Essay Topic 2

Internal conflicts play a role in the novel. Montgomery battles with himself over right and wrong and the emotions he feels for others. Why are the internal conflicts important to the plot of the novel? How do the internal conflicts help form the character of Montgomery? Do any of the other characters have internal conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Montgomery has a fixation with women and there are several that play a huge role in his life. Compare and contrast Daphne, his mother, and Anna Behrens. How have they influenced Montgomery's life? What did they contribute to his crime? How does he feel about each woman?

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