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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. Why is it likely Broussard wil be the only person who gets to leave the gang of five?

2. Who will Avery wait for at the tree?

3. Why doesn't Winfeld want to work for Lathrop?

4. Why does LeBlanc think it doesn't matter what Evans thinks?

5. What kind of drug is Troy addicted to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Boudreaux caught by the police?

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

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

4. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What effect do the following people have on Winfield's life?

1. Hunnicut.

2. April.

3. His sister.

4. Lanagan.

5. Elgin.

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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