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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. Where is the bass tournament that Skink and Decker head to in order to obtain proof of Lockhart's cheating?

2. What does Decker ask Pickney to help him find?

3. What kind of film does Decker load into his camera because he feels the images will be more dramatic?

4. What kind of truck does Ott Pickney drive?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Years earlier, when Dennis Gault offered money to an undercover federal officer to kill Dickie Lockhart, why wasn't Dennis arrested?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Bobby Clinch and Ott Pickney can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two men's similarities facilitate the plot's development and moves the story forward.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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