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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 Jim Tile's source, where can Tile find Thomas Curl?
(a) In Miami.
(b) In Harney.
(c) In New Orleans.
(d) In Orlando.

2. How many men come upon Skink and beat him up while Skink is waiting for Decker and his companion to return?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

3. When Skink and Decker are trying to think of a safe place to hide, where does Decker finally drive to?
(a) Jim's house.
(b) Skink's house.
(c) Catherine's house.
(d) The Days Inn.

4. After escaping from Decker's trailer without being arrested, where do Decker and Skink go for breakfast?
(a) Ihop.
(b) Denny's.
(c) Perkins.
(d) Embers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Decker shares the news that Curl has Catherine, who blames himself for Curl's kidnapping of Catherine?

2. What magazine does Reverend Weeb routinely warn his congregation about reading?

3. When Decker and Skink decide to leave town, Skink notices that they are being followed. Who is following Decker and Skink?

4. After the weigh-in at the bass fishing tournament in New Orleans, Decker returns to his hotel room. Who is waiting for Decker in his hotel room?

5. What vehicle do Tile and Garcia arrive at the Lockhart tournament driving?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Weeb realizes that two of the contestants in his fishing tournament are minorities, why is Weeb upset?

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

4. Why does Thomas Curl decide to kidnap Catherine?

5. Describe Charles Weeb's boyhood, as revealed in his official church biography.

6. Why do the police officers not enter Decker's trailer in Miami when Decker is inside the trailer, but is being held prisoner?

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

8. 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?

9. Why does Deacon Johnson have trouble in Florida obtaining a child for Weeb's next human healing?

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

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