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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 Elgin prescribe for Winfield?

2. How does Broussard get to the main road?

3. What does Tereau sell?

4. Who does Broussard say Le Blanc is planning to kill?

5. What drug is Winfield now addicted to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Winfield acting in this section?

4. How does Winfield cope in his interview?

5. What happens to Gerard and LeBlanc?

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

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

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

9. Describe the days leading up to Winfield and April's marriage?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What would have happened to Boudreaux if he didn't take the job at the Bonhan Shippng Company? How does the work camp change Boudreaux?

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