Analytical Response: b.

• What past events in Marvin's life might have caused him act so malevolently?

• Has Doris dealt with any intrusions or burglaries in the past?

• Why did Mrs. Breaux tell Marvin to come back and play cards with them when he gets out of jail?

• Why did Marvin feel like he had been robbing people for all of his life?

• Why was Doris so unafraid when she saw Marvin at her back steps with his "gleaming eyes", tattoos and knife?

• Why does Doris offer food to Marvin?

• Has Doris ever played pranks on her friends that might have led them to believe that her phone call was a joke?

• Would you consider Deputy Sid to be good at his job?

• Why did Marvin want his knife back after he had been given a gun?

• Did Doris and her friends actually turn out to be "easy pickings?"