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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 does Suzanne say she is unhappy with Broussard?

2. What does Broussard think will now happen to him now he has been charged?

3. Who releases the dogs that attack Boudreaux on the slope?

4. Why are Broussard and Suzanne so keen to get away for the night?

5. Who did Winfield write his only song for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems is Winfield having in Chapter 4?

2. How does Boudreaux get swamp fever in this section?

3. How did April respond to drug therapy treatment?

4. In what way could the relationship between Suzanne and Broussard be described as desperate?

5. How does Winfield spend his first afternoon in his home town?

6. How does Broussard get into trouble in this section?

7. How does Suzanne live her life?

8. How does Boudreaux feel about being free once more?

9. How does Boudreaux die?

10. What is Bordreaux's plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Winfield's upbringing effect him and the decisions he makes in the book? How can Winfield get over the trouble he experienced as a child?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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