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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. How many men come upon Skink and beat him up while Skink is waiting for Decker and his companion to return?
2. Who tells Dennis Gault about Queenie?
3. After Jim Tile gets off work and returns to his house, which of his prisoners decides to answer Jim's questions?
4. When Decker goes to answer the door of his Miami trailer, he is clobbered from behind. Who hits Decker?
5. Who stays with Skink at Skink's cabin while Skink is recovering from his wounds?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Thomas Curl decide to kidnap Catherine?
2. Why do the police officers not enter Decker's trailer in Miami when Decker is inside the trailer, but is being held prisoner?
3. Why does Thomas Curl intend to kill R.J. Decker?
4. At the New Orleans bass fishing tournament, what does the angler with the heaviest stringer receive?
5. 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?
6. When Lanie is being questioned by Tile and Decker, she admits lying to the police. Why does Lanie lie to the police?
7. 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?
8. Describe the injuries that Jim Tile inflicts on one of his attackers when the attacker points a gun at Tile.
9. Weeb refuses to cancel the fishing tournament even though the lake will not support bass. Why does Weeb refuse to cancel the tournament?
10. When Weeb realizes that two of the contestants in his fishing tournament are minorities, why is Weeb upset?
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
Compare and contrast R.J. Decker and Bobby Clink.
a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?
b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice - both positively and negatively?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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