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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. What kind of truck does Ott Pickney drive?

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

3. According to Lanie, how many tournaments did Bobby fish per year when Bobby and Lanie first met?

4. In the story, what does BBR stand for?

5. How much does the person hiring Decker agree to pay Decker for the investigation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does no one notice Skink when he sees Bobby Clinch on the day that Bobby dies?

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

4. When Pickney asks Decker why he got a divorce, what does Decker say?

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

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

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

8. What happens when the Harney Sentinel sends a reporter to do a story on Skink?

9. Why does the vice president of the Outdoor Christian Network not like the name Lunker Lakes for the community development?

10. As Tile, Decker, and Skink are driving away from the slough after finding Pickney's body, why does Tile have Decker and Skink duck down when an oncoming car gets close?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Reverend Weeb and Clinton Tyree.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. What is revealed about each character as their back stories are explained? Discuss how money affects both of these characters.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the course of the novel, R.J. Decker is involved with two quite different women. Compare and contrast the relationship Decker has with Catherine to the relationship Decker has with Lanie. Then, compare and contrast these two women. How do these two relationships influence not only Decker, but also the other men working with Decker to stop the cheating and solve the murders?

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