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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Johnny describe as a "mummy wrapped in black rags"?
(a) Mama Giacanao.
(b) Didoni Giacano.
(c) Wesley Potts.
(d) Jimmy Robicheaux.

2. In Chapter Three, what is Dave doing on his houseboat when the Treasury agent visits?
(a) Watching the sunset.
(b) Talking on the telephone.
(c) Having a beer.
(d) Cleaning his guns.

3. In Chapter One, it is said that the gambler's greatest desire would do what?
(a) Make us want more.
(b) Make us rich.
(c) Drive us insane.
(d) Stop us from gambling.

4. What type of cigarette does the man in the raincoat smoke?
(a) Camel.
(b) Kool.
(c) Winston.
(d) Marlboro.

5. What type of work does Cletus do before partnering with Dave in homicide?
(a) Misdemeanors.
(b) Sex crimes.
(c) Burglaries.
(d) Vice.

6. Where did Dave get his .45 automatic?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Da Nang.
(c) New Iberia.
(d) Saigon.

7. What work had Dave's father done on Marsh Island?
(a) He worked on oil rigs.
(b) He was a bouree dealer.
(c) He was unemployed.
(d) He worked as a trapper.

8. Approximately how long does Johnny Messina have to live when Dave meets with him?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) One day.
(d) Five hours.

9. In what neighborhood does Annie live?
(a) French Quarter.
(b) Garden District.
(c) Audubon Park.
(d) West Bank.

10. Who's father was a milkman in the Garden District?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Didi Gee.
(c) Cletus.
(d) Dave.

11. Segura is spotted in what color and brand of car in Chapter Four?
(a) Black convertible Mercedes.
(b) Lavendar Cadillac.
(c) Silver BMW.
(d) Yellow Hummer.

12. What kind of suits does Jimmie wear?
(a) Dior.
(b) Botany 500.
(c) Gucci.
(d) Haggar.

13. What information does Dave trick from Fitzpatrick's supervisor about Abshire.
(a) That he is a two-star general.
(b) That he is a gun runner.
(c) That he works with Segura.
(d) That he is the one who killed Bobby Joe.

14. Whom does Dave question at headquarters about the dead girl?
(a) Sergeant Motley.
(b) Captain Guidry.
(c) Cletus.
(d) Lieutenant Mack.

15. Dave learns that he has angered the Colombians by doing what?
(a) Arresting one of their contacts.
(b) Finding an African-American girl in Bayou Lafourche.
(c) Siding with the Mexican gang.
(d) Shooting a Colombian gang member.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men jump Dave on his houseboat in Chapter Five?

2. Who says that Bobby Joe is better off as sausage links?

3. What drug do Murphy's men use to knock Dave out?

4. In Chapter Seven, who is mentioned as having served as a Green Beret in Vietnam?

5. Whom does Didi Gee describe as having "a memory like flypaper"?

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