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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. In the 1970s, what position was Clinton Tyree elected to?
(a) Councilman.
(b) Governor.
(c) Senator.
(d) Congressman.

2. Where did Lanie Gault and Bobby Clinch originally meet?
(a) At their local bar.
(b) On a modeling shoot.
(c) At a bass tournament.
(d) At a tackle store.

3. When Decker leaves Skink's cabin after the two men plan to meet the next day in Orlando, where does Decker head?
(a) To see Lanie.
(b) To see Catherine.
(c) To his trailer.
(d) To Morgan Slough.

4. After Decker and Skink leave Tile's car and begin heading through the woods, they are shot at. What kind of gun is used to fire upon Decker and Skink?
(a) An AK-47.
(b) A Ruger.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A Colt.

5. Who is Dickie Lockhart's competition for television bass fishing supremacy?
(a) Al Pinkerton.
(b) Ed Spurling.
(c) Dennis Gault.
(d) Charles Weeb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jim Tile born?

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

3. What does Skink typically eat for dinner?

4. Where was R.J. Decker born?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Decker like best about the car he drives?

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

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

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