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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Decker see in Skink's shack that really surprises him?
(a) Books.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Pelts.
(d) Lures.

2. What is the Harney Sheriff's name?
(a) Early Lockhart.
(b) Jim Tile.
(c) Jeff Ramsey.
(d) Oscar Randall.

3. After Decker and Skink leave Tile's car and begin heading through the woods, they are shot at. How many people are after them?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

4. Who is Dickie Lockhart's boss?
(a) Dennis Gault.
(b) Jim Tile.
(c) Charles Weeb.
(d) Al Pinkerton.

5. As Skink is being driven to the Orlando airport, he tells his driver the name of the man driving the pickup truck from Morgan Slough. Who is driving the pickup truck?
(a) Clive Decker.
(b) Dennis Gault.
(c) Thomas Curl.
(d) Ozzie Rundell.

6. What does Decker ask Pickney to help him find?
(a) A date.
(b) A mentor.
(c) A job.
(d) A guide.

7. On what date does Bobby Clinch "go fishing" for the last time?
(a) March 15.
(b) October 12.
(c) May 1.
(d) January 6.

8. As Skink and Decker sit in their boat waiting for the cheating fishermen to retrieve the marked fish, Decker asks if Skink is wanted for something. How does Skink respond?
(a) Mind your own business.
(b) Not wanted, lost.
(c) Not wanted, needed.
(d) Let it go.

9. Who hires R.J. Decker to look into cheating at fishing tournaments?
(a) Bobby Clinch.
(b) Davey Dillo.
(c) Dickie Lockhart.
(d) Dennis Gault.

10. What kind of truck does Ott Pickney drive?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Toyota.
(c) A Honda.
(d) A Chevy.

11. What does Ott Pickney typically write for the Harney Sentinel?
(a) Obituaries.
(b) Sports.
(c) Help wanted ads.
(d) Features.

12. What does Catherine sometimes call Decker instead of R.J.?
(a) Rickie.
(b) Rage.
(c) Rowdy.
(d) Rambo.

13. Where did Lanie Gault and Bobby Clinch originally meet?
(a) At a bass tournament.
(b) At a tackle store.
(c) At their local bar.
(d) On a modeling shoot.

14. In the story, what does BBR stand for?
(a) Bass Blasters Ratings.
(b) Bass Boat Rigs.
(c) Bass Bait Rankings.
(d) Bass Big Riggers.

15. What is the name of Dickie Lockhart's cable fishing show?
(a) Finding Fish.
(b) Fish Finders.
(c) Fishing Outdoors.
(d) Fish Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are on the boat that comes to retrieve the marked fish at the New Orleans fishing tournament?

2. According to Pickney's educated guess, about how much does Bobby's tackle box weigh?

3. As Skink gets ready to travel to the bass tournament, who drives Skink to the Orlando airport?

4. How long did it take the IRS to shut down one of the country's largest land-development firms after Tyree turned down the company's bribes?

5. When Dickie Lockhart gets drunk and goes to find Charles Weeb in New Orleans, what is the date?

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