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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who opens Weeb's hotel room door in response to Dickie Lockhart's knock?
(a) Susan.
(b) Jane.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ellen.

2. What does Bobby Clinch love more than anything in the world?
(a) His wife.
(b) His boat.
(c) His kids.
(d) His car.

3. When Decker first sees Skink, what is Skink holding?
(a) A fishing pole.
(b) Car keys.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rifle.

4. According to the Harney Sentinel, what is the official cause of Pickney's death?
(a) A drowning.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A bar fight.
(d) A suicide.

5. When Decker returns to his trailer after having dinner with Catherine, the phone is ringing. Who is calling Decker?
(a) Jim.
(b) Ozzie.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Skink.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Decker offer to Skink for Skink's services?

2. How big is Skink's fishing boat?

3. What does Ott Pickney typically write for the Harney Sentinel?

4. What was Decker's first occupation out of high school?

5. What is the name of the perfume that Catherine always wears when she visits Decker?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the local pathologist who examines Bobby Clinch's body not do a thorough autopsy?

2. When Catherine visits Decker at his trailer, she asks Decker what he plans to do with the money he'll get from investigating the cheating case at the tournament. What does Decker tell her?

3. Why does Bobby Clinch like to drive in the fog?

4. What are the demands which Weeb agrees to when confronted by Dickie in Weeb's hotel room in New Orleans?

5. Why did Catherine call Decker when she and James were on their honeymoon?

6. What surprises Skink when he spies Bobby on the day that Bobby dies?

7. As Decker returns to Skink's house after Bobby's funeral, why does Decker honk his horn twice?

8. Why does Decker leave his first profession out of high school and accept a job at a local newspaper?

9. What does Dennis Gault hope to gain by pulling out of the next few fishing tournaments?

10. When Dickie goes to Weeb's hotel room in New Orleans, what is the rumor that Dickie has heard?

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