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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. Who does the person hiring Decker accuse of cheating at fishing tournaments?
(a) Davey Dillo.
(b) Dennis Gault.
(c) Bobby Clinch.
(d) Dickie Lockhart.

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

3. Who makes Bobby's boat into the coffin that Bobby is buried in?
(a) Larkin.
(b) Sanderson.
(c) Martin.
(d) Rundell.

4. How many people were on the boat that Skink spied not far from Bobby on the day that Bobby died?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What is Bobby Clinch buried with?
(a) His tackle box.
(b) His boat propeller.
(c) His favorite hook.
(d) His fishing pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who dresses up as the Harney High School's Davey Dillo mascot?

4. What does the state trooper report to Skink that he found on the ground near the suspicious truck parked near Morgan Slough?

5. Where is the bass tournament that Skink and Decker head to in order to obtain proof of Lockhart's cheating?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does no one notice Skink when he sees Bobby Clinch on the day that Bobby dies?

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

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

5. Why does Ott Pickney become the Davey Dillo mascot for the high school?

6. 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?

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

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

9. According to Weeb, why are round lakes fiscally irresponsible?

10. In Weeb's mind, what is the difference between a canal and a lake?

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