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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of cigarette does the man in the raincoat smoke?
(a) Winston.
(b) Camel.
(c) Marlboro.
(d) Kool.

2. Where does Dave find Bobby Joe Starkweather in Chapter Seven?
(a) On his houseboat.
(b) In a pig pen.
(c) In Pott's adult theatre.
(d) In a warehouse.

3. What is Dave first answer when Annie asks him what is wrong in Chapter Six?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Suspension.
(c) Hangover.
(d) Grief over Fitzpatrick's death.

4. Whom does Johnny describe as a "mummy wrapped in black rags"?
(a) Wesley Potts.
(b) Didoni Giacano.
(c) Jimmy Robicheaux.
(d) Mama Giacanao.

5. What type of work does Cletus do before partnering with Dave in homicide?
(a) Vice.
(b) Misdemeanors.
(c) Sex crimes.
(d) Burglaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Dave buy in Chapter One?

2. What does Annie Ballard do for a living?

3. Who is the man with the tattoo in Chapter Three?

4. How many men jump Dave on his houseboat in Chapter Five?

5. What information does Dave trick from Fitzpatrick's supervisor about Abshire.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave learn in Chapter Five that is related to the execution of Johnny Messina.

2. What piece of advice does Dave recall from his father in Chapter Seven?

3. How does Cletus respond when Dave confronts him about provoking the situation with Segura and his man?

4. In Chapter Two, what is it about the dead girl that makes Dave suspicious?

5. What types of pistols does Dave own?

6. Why is Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish deputies who pull him over?

7. What does Dave do to convince Annie Ballard that he is a New Orleans's cop?

8. Why is Fitzpatrick angry with Dave in Chapter Five?

9. Why does Johnny, a criminal, want to give Dave, a cop, information? What information does he give him?

10. Describe Cletus Purcel.

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