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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. Dave takes two weeks of vacation with Annie. Where do they go?

2. In Chapter Nine, Dave starts his day with what?

3. When Dave tails Cletus, where does he see Cletus go both at the beginning and end of his shift?

4. In Chapter Eight, the two boys from Dave's platoon who died were from where?

5. From what era are the homes in the Garden District described in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dave confronts Cletus one last time in Chapter Eleven. What does he tell Cletus he can do?

2. Describe the incident Dave's platoon had with the Water Buffalo in Vietnam.

3. Dave confronts Philip Murphy and plans to take him back to New Orleans. What is the outcome of this?

4. What is in the Gulf, south of Morgan City?

5. In Chapter Eleven, Dave tells Annie that he has to hurt her. How does he hurt her?

6. What does the word "Pinkville" mean to Dave?

7. In Chapter Twelve, Dave says that he is caught in the lens. What does he mean by this?

8. In Chapter Eight, when Dave sees Annie's date for the evening, what does he do?

9. What does Dave tell Captain Guidry about Cletus in Chapter Eleven?

10. What does Dave do before asking Andres questions, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Fitzpatrick points out immigrants from Central America, both legal and illegal. Compare and contrast the attitudes or feelings about immigration from these four characters: Fitzpatrick, Didi Gee, Cletus, and Dave.

Essay Topic 2

Write about the theme of good versus evil citing examples from this book.

Essay Topic 3

Referring to the four Cajun tales from Chapter 7 which Dave remembers hearing from his father, describe how they qualify as lessons by which to live one's life.

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