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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. Why is Cletus Purcel not intimate with his girlfriend?
2. About what is Dixie Lee unhappy?
3. Who does Dave let in for a glass of water?
4. Who has dessert with Dave and Alafair?
5. What does Darlene tell Dave about Dio?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dave believe Darlene's life is in danger?
2. What does Dio want when he calls Dave, and what is Dave's response?
3. What does the Coroner tell Dave and how does Dave know Darlene was probably raped before being murdered?
4. How does Mrs. Desmarteau receive Dave, and what does he learn?
5. Why do you think Darlene goes over and takes care of Dave when he is ill?
6. Why do you think Darlene's does not know much about the American Indian Movement, one of the most controversial and publicized Indian organizations, yet her last name (American Horse) suggests she is Native American?
7. Is Dave's response to Cletus taking Charlie out of the house ethical?
8. Why does Dave go to the courthouse and what is the result?
9. What happens that seems to indicate that Dixie Lee may finally be getting his life back on track?
10. What happens when Darlene comes over to Dave's home and what is the outcome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Dave and Dixie Lee have and/or have had a problem with alcohol. Discuss the following:
1. What constitutes being an alcoholic? What is AA? Why do you think Dave's wife "reminds" him in a dream to attend AA?
2. The twelfth step of AA is one of carrying the AA message to other alcoholics. Do you think Dave's agreement to allow Dixie Lee into his home under strict guidelines is partially a result of the concept of reaching out to other alcoholics?
3. Why do you think James Lee Burke chooses to have his primary protagonist be an alcoholic and attending AA meetings?
Essay Topic 2
Dreams play a significant role in BLACK CHERRY BLUES. Discuss the following:
1. How much (if any) do you think Dave's Cajun background contribute to his valuing his dreams?
2. Discuss Dave's three significant dreams and their interpretations.
3. Can Dave be taken seriously as a detective when he puts stock in such things as dreams? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Dave visits a Blackfeet Indian Reservation to obtain information about possible murder victims. Discuss the following:
1. Why and when were Indian Reservations established? Were they moral? Just?
2. What do you think Indians at the time of the establishment of Reservations felt about them? How do you think modern-day Indians feel about Reservations?
3. How would you feel about living on a Reservation?
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