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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 does LeBlank demand that Rainack put on the bus?

2. What does Tereau sell?

3. What does Broussard drink while he waits to be picked up?

4. What does April say Winfield can't continue to eat forever?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?

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

6. Why does Avery's father worry about him so much?

7. How does April put Winfield into a drug stupor in this section?

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

9. What happens to Gerard and LeBlanc?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What contributes to Winfield's downfall? How could Winfield and the people around have prevented his downfall?

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