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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as a heavy-metal cat?
(a) Julio Segura.
(b) Didi Gee.
(c) Bobby Jo.
(d) Dave Robicheaux.

2. What is Dave's punishment after he is accused of getting drunk and killing Fitzpatrick in the car accident?
(a) 30-day suspension with pay.
(b) Must turn in his badge forever.
(c) Indefinite suspension without pay.
(d) Arrested for manslaughter.

3. Whom does Didi Gee describe as having "a memory like flypaper"?
(a) His mother.
(b) Lovelace.
(c) Segura.
(d) Jimmie.

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

5. Who is the man with the tattoo in Chapter Three?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Erik.
(c) Bobby Joe.
(d) Murphy.

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

7. According to Dave, where does Didi Gee have lunch every Tuesday?
(a) Cafe Giovanni.
(b) Remoulade.
(c) El Gato Negro.
(d) Jimmy the Gent's.

8. Who is Nate Baxter?
(a) A federal agent who questions Dave.
(b) A friend who works at the hospital.
(c) One of Murphy's men.
(d) A detective from Internal Affairs.

9. Who says, "Teaching you what a real bad day can be"?
(a) Dave.
(b) Segura.
(c) Segura's bodyguard.
(d) Cletus.

10. In Chapter Three, for whom are the three men looking?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Erik.
(c) Bobby Joe.
(d) Murphy.

11. 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) Cleaning his guns.
(d) Having a beer.

12. What drug do Murphy's men use to knock Dave out?
(a) Valium.
(b) Thorazine.
(c) Haldol.
(d) Demoral.

13. Who says, "I haven't had my rabies shots," when Murphy offers his hamburger?
(a) Andres.
(b) Dave.
(c) Bobby Joe.
(d) Fitzpatrick.

14. What is myth number two?
(a) John Calvin was the inventor of Southern Myth.
(b) Johnny Cash did time in Folsom Prison.
(c) Warren Harding was part African American.
(d) There is a Nazi submarine off Grand Island.

15. To whom does Dave initially go for information about finding Bobby Joe Starkweather?
(a) Segura's driver.
(b) Wesley Potts.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Didi Gee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does the Cataouatche Parish sheriff drive?

2. In Chapter Two, who says, "put his head in a toilet"?

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

4. What is is blaring from the maroon car that Dave flags down in Chapter Two?

5. According to Potts, Segura's men once worked in what Latin American country?

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