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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. In Chapter One, it is said that the gambler's greatest desire would do what?
2. Who drops a tropical drink into Segura's lap?
3. What does the store in which Dave buys a newspaper smell like?
4. Who is the manager of the dance club where Dave goes in Chapter Five?
5. What kind of shirt is Julio Segura wearing in Chapter Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Cletus Purcel.
2. What types of pistols does Dave own?
3. What does Didi Gee suggest the dead girl was doing before being killed?
4. What piece of advice does Dave recall from his father in Chapter Seven?
5. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.
6. What happens to Dave after he has been given the cocktail?
7. What does Dave learn about the woman who, according to Fitzpatrick, is a possible witness?
8. What does Dave learn about Bobby Joe Starkweather from Wesley Potts?
9. When and how does the reader first find out about Dave's time in Vietnam?
10. Describe Johnny Messina in Chapter One.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 11, Captain Guidry mentions "hubris" as "that word they use when they're talking about characters in Shakespeare's plays." Hubris is similar to pride. Research and write about the origin of "hubris." Is the term the same as or slightly different from pride? Why does the author choose to mention this in this book? How does it apply?
Essay Topic 2
Write about other meanings, besides the obvious physical one, that this statement at the end of Chapter 5 might have: "Then my trio of friends squeezed the remaining air out of my chest, the blood out of my ear, the light from my eyes."
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the evidence that Dave finds at Starkweather's fish camp, and what he then suspects from that information. How does he come to his conclusions?
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