View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Decker at the funeral that Bobby's death was not accidental?
(a) Jim Tile.
(b) Clarisse Clinch.
(c) Lanie Gault.
(d) Dickie Lockhart.

2. How much time did Decker serve in Apalachee prison for assault?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten months.
(d) One year.

3. How does Pickney describe Skink to Decker?
(a) As a fair employer.
(b) As an eccentric recluse.
(c) As a worldly mentor.
(d) As a superior guide.

4. How many interchanges does the state highway board "graciously" grant to Weeb's development project?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. How long did Lanie know Bobby before Bobby died?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine sometimes call Decker instead of R.J.?

2. 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?

3. Where did Skink see Bobby Clinch on the day that Bobby died?

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

5. What is the name of the cemetery in which Bobby Clinch is laid to rest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Decker realizes that he's met Lanie Gault before Harney. Where did Decker originally meet Lanie Gault?

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

5. When Pickney asks Decker why he got a divorce, what does Decker say?

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

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

8. When Skink finally shows up at his house to find Decker waiting for him, why does Skink tell Decker that he is beginning to like him?

9. How does Pickney characterize bass guides when Decker asks Pickney for his help in finding a guide?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 656 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample