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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were two men who the INS arrested quickly released?
(a) They were American citizens.
(b) They were legal immigrants.
(c) They work for Bubba Rocque.
(d) They agreed to go back to their home country.

2. What does Dave surmise about the occupants of the plane?
(a) They must be illegal immigrants.
(b) None are older than about 25.
(c) They are very wealthy.
(d) They are all related.

3. How could Dave and Annie's relationship be characterized?
(a) Close.
(b) Friendly but not real intimate.
(c) Tense.
(d) Distant.

4. What does Alafair say about her upbringing?
(a) It was priviledged compared to most children in her country.
(b) It is brutal growing up in war-torn Central America.
(c) She does not remember much.
(d) It is poor but her mother loved her.

5. What does Annie tell Dave to do?
(a) Follow the men.
(b) Call his buddy on the police force.
(c) Take no further interest in the situation.
(d) Threaten the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does their new daughter do at the church?

2. What language does the girl speak?

3. What is the man's name?

4. What does Bubba say about Dave's beating?

5. What does Batist want when he calls Dave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dave and Annie witness as they are about to have lunch?

2. Who does Dave think about as he is sitting in church and what are his thoughts on the subject?

3. What does Dave find out from Robin?

4. What does Dave conclude about the incident in the bayou?

5. How does Dave begin his investigation?

6. Briefly describe Robin Gaddis.

7. What does Annie see down the street and what does Dave do about it?

8. What does Dave learn from Robin before she leaves town?

9. What are Dave and Annie doing when the novel opens?

10. Where does Dave go after a phone call from Batist?

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