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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. Who does Robicheaux want Clete to help him with?
(a) Pete Young.
(b) Jimmy Fig.
(c) Jogi Hooter.
(d) Harry Dean Stanton.

2. What do Clete's eyes droop at the corners like?
(a) A bulldog's.
(b) A drunkard's.
(c) A prize fighter's.
(d) A wolf's.

3. Which character has Mulcahy known since he was a child?
(a) Purcel.
(b) Cool Breeze.
(c) Flynn.
(d) Robicheaux.

4. Who does the narrator say people like Swede Boxleiter don't confide in?
(a) Inmates.
(b) Prison shrinks.
(c) Women.
(d) Prison chaplains.

5. What kind of shop does Fig work in?
(a) A wine shop.
(b) A sandwich shop.
(c) A sweet shop.
(d) An olive shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Robicheaux work?

2. What did Lavonia poison the Terrobonne's family's food with?

3. How does Purcel hurt Jimmy Fig in this section?

4. What war did Jimmy fight in?

5. What is James Mulcahy's role in the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Robicheaux think the FBI are using Cool Breeze?

2. What problems is Lila Trombonne causing in Chapter 10?

3. Why happened to Elijah's slave Lavonia?

4. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

5. How does Cool Breeze know Jimmy Fig?

6. Why does the Clerk contact the authorities about the man who comes into his shop to buy a gun?

7. What do Robicheaux and Purcel find out about the two brothers in Chapter 6?

8. How do the two white men pester Mout' in Chapter 9?

9. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

10. How does Cool Breeze say things started to go downhill for Ida?

(see the answer keys)

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