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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 Broussard say Le Blanc is planning to kill?

2. What was the cause of Avery's grandfather's deafness?

3. Why does Hunnicut want Winfield to return to Louisiana?

4. Where can Boudreaux find a map?

5. What is the name of the man who has just joined gang five?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Boudreaux's fight with Pepponi almost ruin his fighting career?

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

4. How is Avey eventually caught?

5. Why does Avery say he is running moonshine?

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

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

8. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?

9. How is Winfield trying to change his life?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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