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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. Where has LeBlanc been locked up according to Broussard?

2. Who does Broussard say Le Blanc is planning to kill?

3. Where does Boudreaux find a job after he breaks his hand?

4. How did Avery's grandfather die?

5. What does Winfield abandon April to find?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Avey eventually caught?

2. Describe the days leading up to Winfield and April's marriage?

3. How did Avery's great grandfather's servant revenge his master's death?

4. How do the men try to get at Rainack as they wait in the rain?

5. How is Winfield trying to change his life?

6. How does Winfield cope in his interview?

7. How is Winfield acting in this section?

8. How does LeBlanc take to prison life?

9. How does Boudreaux get work at the Bonham Shipping Company?

10. Why does Hunnicut wnat Winfield to come back to Louisiana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Winfield's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Winfield hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Winfield ideas about life?

3. How has Winfield's character changed by the end of the book?

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