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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. What does Thomas Curl name the dog head attached to his arm?

3. When Decker goes to answer the door of his Miami trailer, he is clobbered from behind. Who hits Decker?

4. Under what name does Thomas Curl register himself and Catherine into the Holiday Inn in Coral Springs?

5. Who stays with Skink at Skink's cabin while Skink is recovering from his wounds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Thomas Curl decide to kidnap Catherine?

3. Why does Deacon Johnson have trouble in Florida obtaining a child for Weeb's next human healing?

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

5. Why do the police officers not enter Decker's trailer in Miami when Decker is inside the trailer, but is being held prisoner?

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

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

8. Why does Dickie Lockhart have a closed coffin at his funeral?

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. Describe the injuries that Jim Tile inflicts on one of his attackers when the attacker points a gun at Tile.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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