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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. As Skink and Decker are eating breakfast after avoiding arrest at Decker's trailer, who does Decker say that he believes killed Lockhart?

2. As Decker and Skink prepare to leave for the Lockhart fishing tournament, how does Skink characterize Garcia's fishing ability?

3. 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?

4. How many compartments does Dennis Gault's tackle box have?

5. On what date is Richard Lockhart buried?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Weeb refuses to cancel the fishing tournament even though the lake will not support bass. Why does Weeb refuse to cancel the tournament?

3. 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?

4. At the New Orleans bass fishing tournament, what does the angler with the biggest fish receive?

5. Why do Tile and Garcia decide to arrange for a police escort to Lunker Lakes on the morning of the Lockhart tournament?

6. What does Lanie share with the police in her statement?

7. After returning to Miami, what does Decker want to tell Dennis Gault?

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

9. When Lanie is being questioned by Tile and Decker, she admits lying to the police. Why does Lanie lie to the police?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Reverend Weeb wears different masks in the story. Both a Christian leader and a cheat, Weeb is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of the reverend. How would his plan for establishing Lunker Lakes have been affected had he not been a successful at deceiving those around him? Why is it necessary for Weeb to wear different masks? Could he have been successful in launching Lunker Lakes without being deceptive? Why or why not?

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