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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 does Montgomery comment about when reading the confession?
2. Montgomery hits his victim repeatedly and decides to leave the car. What is he expecting as he considers abandoning the victim and his car?
3. Who emerges from the kitchen as Charlie is speaking to Montgomery about his crime?
4. When did Montgomery's mother make the change in the will?
5. Why does the tour guide chastise Montgomery?
Short Essay Questions
1. Montgomery talks about his victim after reading the newspapers, yet he doesn't voice any opinion about her. However, Montgomery does voice his opinion on what was said or not said about himself. What does this tell the reader about Montgomery?
2. What does Montgomery mean when he says that he can't say he didn't mean to kill her, only that he doesn't know precisely when he began to mean it?
3. How is Montgomery's recurring dream of being falsely accused of murder an example of foreshadowing for the situation he finds himself in at the current time?
4. Why does Montgomery take the time to pay attention to the details of his victim's face before hitting her with the hammer?
5. How is Montgomery foreshadowing his guilt by saying he had been "unknowingly leaving behind a trail of evidence rather than his troubles" as he leaves the village?
6. What clues are presented during the dinner party that Montgomery's fantasy relationship with Charlie may be more realistic than the reader is led to think?
7. As the maid fights back at Montgomery after he shoves her in the car, he says he sees her as a "cornered heroine in a melodrama." Do you think this is an appropriate description of his victim?
8. What do the mites Montgomery says are living on his skin symbolize?
9. For what reasons would the drop of blood Montgomery discovers on his finger cause him to go into a paranoid state?
10. Montgomery describes his fondness for his old family friend Charlie French, yet at the same time he doesn't forgive Charlie for a previous situation. What does this inner conflict tell the reader about Montgomery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Relationships play a large part in Montgomery's life. What relationships are the most important to Montgomery? Why are these relationships more important than the others he has? What relationships were the most successful in Montgomery's life? What made them most successful?
Essay Topic 2
Truth and honesty are major themes in the novel. What characters believe in truth and honesty? How does Montgomery manipulate the truth for his benefit? Does Montgomery understand the concept of truth? Why or why not? Does Montgomery even believe himself? Does the truth prevail at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the emergence of Billy Bunter. Who is he? Why is he important? Why does Montgomery say he exists? How would Billy Bunter be beneficial to Montgomery's case?
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