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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. Who does the narrator say people like Swede Boxleiter don't confide in?

2. In which city did Robicheaux once work as a policeman?

3. Who do Robucheaux and Purcel have a disagreement about in this section?

4. Where did Harpo Scruggs work as a prison guard?

5. What does the narrator compare Megan's smile to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Megan Flynn get so upset about the Hanged Man card in this section?

2. How did the two brothers eventually die?

3. How does Cool Breeze know Jimmy Fig?

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

5. How did Cool Breeze escape from prison?

6. What trouble does Robicheaux say Cool Breeze is in in this section?

7. What childhood memory does Robicheaux recall in Chapter 1?

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

9. What does Robicheaux find out about the Terrabonne family in this section?

10. Why is Mulchaly confused about the term break the seal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What involvement do the Chinese Triads have in the story? How does their involvement tie in with the central ideas of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of family life does Robicheaux have? How is the different to the family lives of other fictional detectives? In what way does Robicheaux's family life have a positive affect on his life and work?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Purcel so important to Robicheaux? How would Robicheaux have coped without there to help him?

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