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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 was Decker's first occupation out of high school?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Law enforcement officer.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Painter.

2. How long did it take the IRS to shut down one of the country's largest land-development firms after Tyree turned down the company's bribes?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six years.

3. What newspaper did Ott Pickney work at before moving to Harney?
(a) The Miami Sun.
(b) The Orlando Herald.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

4. As Skink and Decker sit in their boat waiting for the cheating fishermen to retrieve the marked fish, what is it about Skink that reminds Decker of someone?
(a) Skink's eyes.
(b) Skink's teeth.
(c) Skink's fingers.
(d) Skink's stature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dickie Lockhart shoot his "Hawg Hunting" episode?

2. What is the name of the state trooper that Decker meets just after getting back to Harney?

3. When Skink leaves the plane in New Orleans, Decker remains aboard the plane. Where does the plane fly on to?

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

5. Where was R.J. Decker born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Decker accept the case regarding cheating at the fishing tournaments?

9. Why did Decker quit doing photography as a living?

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

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