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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 drug does April introduce Winfield to in this section?

2. What does Brother Samuel say Billy Jo has on his hand?

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

4. What are Avey and Boudreaux doing at the beginning of this section?

5. Why does Winfield want to write a song for Lathrop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does LeBlanc take to prison life?

3. How does Winfield cope in his interview?

4. Why is Lathrop intentions in New Orleans at the beginning of this section?

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

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

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

8. What problems do Broussard and LeBlanc face at the beginning of this section?

9. What is wrong with the water the guards give the prisoners?

10. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of James Lee Burke's previous books and contrast it with Half of Paradise in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

What does the novel say about the pressure caused by success? Does great pressure always come with success? How could society change the pressure that comes with being successful?

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