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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 Pickney's editor at the Harney Sentinel?
(a) Ozzie Rundell.
(b) Sandy Kilpatrick.
(c) Charles Weeb.
(d) Harrison Lanker.

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

3. After being elected to office, what one thing about Clinton Tyree astounded everyone in Tallahassee?
(a) Tyree was completely dirty.
(b) Tyree was completely clueless.
(c) Tyree was completely honest.
(d) Tyree was completely worthless.

4. When Ott PIckney shows up at Decker's hotel the day after sending Decker to see Skink, where does Pickney invite Decker to?
(a) A grand opening.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A concert.
(d) A play.

5. When Decker goes to Skink's house after Bobby's funeral, what does Skink offer to Decker for lunch?
(a) Deer.
(b) Fish.
(c) Opossum.
(d) Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs a fish camp on Lake Jessup?

2. Who tells Decker at the funeral that Bobby's death was not accidental?

3. Decker is the second person that Dennis tries to hire to investigate Dickie's cheating. Who was hired before Decker?

4. What is the name of Dickie Lockhart's cable fishing show?

5. How much does the person hiring Decker agree to pay Decker for the investigation?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, while he's filming the next episode of his fishing show, why is Dickie Lockhart frustrated?

2. What does Jim Tile think will happen if Tile, Decker, and Skink report Pickney's body to the authorities?

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

4. According to Lanie Gault, what made Bobby Clinch different from all the other fishermen at the bass tournaments?

5. Why does Decker not bother to hide his expensive camera equipment in his trailer home?

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

7. Describe Clinton Tyree's political ideology during his run for office in the 1970s.

8. Years before the story takes place, what did Decker do to land him in Apalachee prison?

9. Why has Dennis Gault never rigged a bass tournament himself?

10. Why does the vice president of the Outdoor Christian Network not like the name Lunker Lakes for the community development?

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