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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bobby's wife, what is Bobby's most annoying habit?

2. When Ott PIckney shows up at Decker's hotel the day after sending Decker to see Skink, where does Pickney invite Decker to?

3. At the airport in Orlando, what does the flight attendant refuse to let Skink board the plane with?

4. What is Bobby Clinch buried in?

5. How many brothers does Decker have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Catherine call Decker when she and James were on their honeymoon?

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

4. What are the demands which Weeb agrees to when confronted by Dickie in Weeb's hotel room in New Orleans?

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

6. 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?

7. How does Pickney characterize bass guides when Decker asks Pickney for his help in finding a guide?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Reverend Charles Weeb is a man who is supremely confident in his ability to come out on top. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How is Weeb helped by his utter confidence? How is Weeb hurt by his confidence? Provide examples of each.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast R.J Decker and Skink.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Looking forward, how might catching the cheating fisherman have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

R.J. Decker and Skink have been together throughout the novel. They've been shot at together, eluded police together, and tried to solve murders together. However, as the final plan comes together, the two men separate. Decker goes to rescue Catherine and Skink heads to Lunker Lakes. Why does Decker refuse to let Skink come with him and insist the other men continue their Lunker Lakes plan? What makes the Lunker Lakes plan different from their other plans? Do you agree with Decker's decision to rescue Catherine alone? Why or why not?

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