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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. According to Skink's theory, what was Bobby looking for on the day that Bobby died?
(a) A journal.
(b) A fish.
(c) A picture.
(d) A tape.

2. 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 funeral.
(b) A concert.
(c) A play.
(d) A grand opening.

3. Where does Dickie Lockhart shoot his "Hawg Hunting" episode?
(a) Lunker Lake.
(b) Lake Superior.
(c) Lake Mead.
(d) Lake Kissimmee.

4. How many men are on the boat that comes to retrieve the marked fish at the New Orleans fishing tournament?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the person hiring Decker accuse of cheating at fishing tournaments?

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

3. The day the New Orleans bass tournament begins, who is NOT in New Orleans for the tournament?

4. Where is Dickie Lockhart's hometown?

5. What is the name of the pathologist who conducts Bobby Clinch's autopsy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Years earlier, when Dennis Gault offered money to an undercover federal officer to kill Dickie Lockhart, why wasn't Dennis arrested?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Why are the fishing guides in Harney paid up to $200 per day for their services?

8. According to Decker, what is the most dreaded assignment in journalism?

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

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

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