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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 Dave call Dautrieve?
2. Where does Dave spot Romero?
3. Where does Dave go to find Robin?
4. What does Dave do at the only laundry facility he believes may be Romero's cousin's place?
5. Where does Dave apply for a job?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Dave's new boss angry and what does the boss do as a consequence?
2. How does Dave ferret information out of Jerry?
3. Who does Dave go to see after Annie is buried and what happens?
4. When Dave calls Dautrieve, what does Dave learn?
5. What does Dave do with this new information he gains from Dautrieve about Keats?
6. Why does Dautrieve question Dave about dead men turning up?
7. What happens that Dave is able to start his new job?
8. What murder scene does Dave investigate?
9. What does Victor Romero attempt?
10. What does Dave ask Annie to do and how does she respond both to his request and her meeting Claudette?/
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of James Lee Burke.
2. What in Burke's background may have helped Burke in writing HEAVEN'S PRISONERS? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
Essay Topic 2
In most fiction, readers would like all the loose ends to be neatly "tied up." Discuss the following:
1. Do you think HEAVEN'S PRISONERS is successful as a detective novel? Why or why not.
2. What about this book would motivate you to read another of James Lee Burke's Robicheaux series? What would discourage you from doing so?
3. Were all the "loose ends" satisfactorily settled for you? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Dave succumbs to his inner demons and engages on a prolonged bout of serious drinking. Throughout this period he spends many nights passed out in the bayou and many days drinking in a bar. Discuss one of the following:
1. What is an alcoholic? Do you think Dave is an alcoholic? What indications are there that Dave is or is not an alcoholic? What about Robin? Is she an alcoholic? How does she stop drinking? Do you think it will last?
2. What do most alcoholics do to quit drinking? Is Dave doing any of those things? Should he? Do you think it will be effective given his state of mind?
3. There is something called an "alcoholic personality," which some people have characteristics of even if they are not drinking. These people are called dry drunks. Research this concept and analyze Dave's personality in light of those characteristics. Do you think Dave is a dry drunk (Before Annie is killed)? Do the parts of his personality that contribute to his involvement and violent behavior fit that of a dry drunk?
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