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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. How many kilograms of cocaine does Dom accuse Elvis of stealing when he is taken to his estate?

2. What does Elvis get to use as an aid in Chapter 5?

3. What does Ellen's youngest daughter show Elvis?

4. Why is Elvis named Elvis?

5. What does Ellen know nothing about when Elvis asks her about it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the importance of Ellen's sandwiches.

2. Describe Elvis's relationship to his cat.

3. What does Lieutenant Baishe do?

4. Why does Ellen go to Elvis for help?

5. Who is Rudy Gambino?

6. What does Elvis do daily before he makes breakfast?

7. Why does Elvis not believe that Mort ransacked the Langs' home?

8. Why is Ellen comforted by domesticity?

9. Why does Elvis get a flashlight in Chapter 5?

10. Who is Patricia Kyle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain how "The Money's Raincoat" is a genre novel and what classifies it as such.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Elvis's and Pike's progression into Dom's office was like a maze, symbolizing layers of war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance to Mort's character in that he died trying to save his son's life.

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