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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Darlene's sponsor in her recovery group?
(a) Mark.
(b) Mike.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tony.

2. How old is How when the head gang member takes him under his wing?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

3. What does Eddie tell Sexton the biggest thing he has ever fixed is when Sexton meets him at the barn in Chapter 16: "Summerton"?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A car.
(c) A TV.
(d) A roof.

4. What happens to Darlene in the end of Chapter 28: "Almost Home"?
(a) She is shot.
(b) She is hit by a car.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She has a heart attack.

5. Where do Elmunda and Jed move when Sextus begins his prison sentence?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Little Rock.

6. How long does it take for the investigators to take Sextus to trial, according to the narrator in Chapter 27: "Trials"?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

7. What heavy metal band is described on the t-shirts that How wears in Chapter 18: "How"?
(a) Slayer.
(b) Metallica.
(c) Pantera.
(d) Iron Maiden.

8. Approximately how much time had passed from the breakout when Chapter 26: "Chronicle" begins?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

9. Where does How supposedly hitchhike after the escape?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Juarez.
(c) New York.
(d) Mexico City.

10. How old has Sextus's son just turned when Sextus begins having Eddie come and watch him?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

11. Where does Darlene get a waitressing job after she moves in Chapter 28: "Almost Home"?
(a) Darcy's.
(b) Quincy's.
(c) Dario's.
(d) Ramone's.

12. When does Darlene move to start a detox program, according to the narrator in Chapter 28: "Almost Home"?
(a) Two years after the trial.
(b) Four months after the trial.
(c) One month after the trial.
(d) Two months after the trial.

13. What is the name of Sextus's son in the novel?
(a) Jed.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Nat.
(d) TT.

14. With what newspaper does the man in the white car say he is with Chapter 19: "The Wrong Limes"?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Times Picayune.
(d) The Houston Chronicle.

15. What does Darlene say happened to Michelle when she calls Eddie in Chapter 25: “Summerton Revisited”?
(a) She was eaten by gators.
(b) No one knows.
(c) She was picked up hitchhiking.
(d) She was shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suspects Jarvis of working for the Fusiliers as they make their escape in Chapter 23: “Gators”?

2. Who does Jarvis encounter and distract at the depot in Chapter 21: “The Plan”?

3. What is the name of the company that Sextus officially ran?

4. Whose fingers are shot off when Darlene attacks Sextus in Chapter 24: “Scotty is Surprised”?

5. In what parish do the Fusiliers live and have influence?

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