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

2. Where does Boudreax need to drive to for his new company?

3. Where is Broussard at the beginning of Book II?

4. Who will Avery wait for at the tree?

5. How does April administer cocaine to Winfield in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Avery say he is running moonshine?

2. How does Hunnicut persuade Winfield to write a song for Lathrop's campaign?

3. Why does Hunnicut wnat Winfield to come back to Louisiana?

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

5. How does April respond to Winfield's anger the following morning?

6. How does Boudreaux get work at the Bonham Shipping Company?

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

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

9. How is Boudreaux caught by the police?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the work camp teach Broussard and Boudreaux? What does what they learn say about work camps during the Sixties? How have work camps changed since then?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

What effect do the following people have on Broussard's life?

1. Batiste.

2. Rafael.

3. Suzanne.

4. LeBlanc.

5. Evans.

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