1. Why does Mathu take the blame for the murder of Beau Boutan when he did not kill him?
2. Why do the old black men respond to Candy's call? What does Mathu mean to these men?
3. Mapes as sheriff first tries to beat the truth out of the old black men. Why does he stop, and what does he do to find Beau's murderer afterwards? How does Mapes's sense of justice change in the novel?
4. Fix is portrayed.....
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