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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 Winfield abandon April to find?

2. What drug is Winfield now addicted to?

3. What does Lathrop want Winfield to do for him?

4. What is in the back of the trucks?

5. Where does the parole board meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does LeBlanc take to prison life?

2. How is Avey eventually caught?

3. Why do the guards haul away Le Blanc at the end of this section?

4. How does Broussard try to convince Benoit to sell him the knife?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Winfield start his addiction to drugs in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What reasons does the novel give for Winfield's addictive personality? Is it a good representation of a drug addict? Do you think he could have succeeded without the drugs?

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

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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