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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. At the New Orleans bass tournament, how much does Ed Spurling's stringer weigh?
(a) 17.2 pounds.
(b) 22.4 pounds.
(c) 21.7 pounds.
(d) 18.6 pounds.

2. After Jim Tile gets off work and returns to his house, which of his prisoners decides to answer Jim's questions?
(a) Thomas Curl.
(b) Culver Rundell.
(c) Lou Zicutti.
(d) Ozzie Rundell.

3. What magazine does Reverend Weeb routinely warn his congregation about reading?
(a) Playboy.
(b) Vogue.
(c) Grit.
(d) Cosmopolitan.

4. After the New Orleans bass tournament, what does Skink find aboard the boat that he uses to find Dickie's fish traps?
(a) An unfilled fishing cage.
(b) A phone log of Tile's calls.
(c) A depth chart of the lake.
(d) A map of Decker's neighborhood.

5. How does Skink kill the pit bulls that chase him in Decker's neighborhood?
(a) With a gun.
(b) With a dart.
(c) With poison.
(d) With a knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Decker returns from New Orleans to Miami, who is the first person that he calls?

2. What is the name of the person who tells Jim Tile where he can find Thomas Curl?

3. When Decker goes to answer the door of his Miami trailer, he is clobbered from behind. Who hits Decker?

4. According to Jim Tile's source, where can Tile find Thomas Curl?

5. After Skink is badly beaten, what body part will Skink most likely lose as a result of his injuries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is eerily familiar to Decker about the dead body that he finds on his way back to Hammond that reminds him of Ott Pickney?

2. Why does Thomas Curl decide to kidnap Catherine?

3. At the New Orleans bass fishing tournament, what does the angler with the heaviest stringer receive?

4. Why does Thomas Curl intend to kill R.J. Decker?

5. After Decker is awakened in his Miami trailer by the telephone ringing, what does he expect that his visitor will be bringing to him?

6. Why does Dickie Lockhart have a closed coffin at his funeral?

7. According to the hydrologist, why are the fish in Lunker Lakes all dying?

8. Why does Garcia want to be present when Decker is taken into custody?

9. Why does Catherine begin to bark as Curl is driving them to Miami to confront Decker?

10. When Decker and Skink are leaving town and realize they are being followed, Decker pulls over to talk to the person following them. What does Decker realize about his pursuer?

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