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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. Who attempts to visit Avery in prison?

2. What does Lathrop say he will keep giving people until they vote for him?

3. What is Boudreaux's first name?

4. What are LeBlanc and Gerard paranoid about?

5. What is the name of the place LeBlanc has been forced to stay the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Winfield acting in this section?

2. How did Avery's great grandfather's servant revenge his master's death?

3. Why is Boudreau so uncomfortable on his first shift at Bonham Shipping Company?

4. How does LeBlanc take to prison life?

5. What does Winfield find out about Troy in this section?

6. What is Brother Samuel's view on Billy Jo?

7. How do the men try to get at Rainack as they wait in the rain?

8. Why are Briussard and Boudreaux so worried about LeBlanc?

9. How does Winfield cope in his interview?

10. What problems do Tereau and Avery get into as soon as LeBlanc and Gerard leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Broussard's upbringing effect him and the decisions he makes in the book? How can Broussard get over the trouble he experienced as a child?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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