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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dave realizes that his brother had been trying to trace initials on his chest on that day in the hospital after Jimmie's first surgery. Whose initials did Jimmie trace?
(a) Annie Ballard.
(b) Jerome Abshire.
(c) Didi Gee.
(d) Cletus Purcel.

2. What charges are on the complaint that Dave files against the Nicaraguan?
(a) Assault, possesion, and manslaughter.
(b) Assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and homicide.
(c) Illegal immigrant, kidnapping, and assault.
(d) Breaking and entering, kidnapping, and assault.

3. Dave listens to what over and over while doing sit ups and working out with weights?
(a) The waves on the lake.
(b) "La Jolie Blonde."
(c) "Jailhouse Rock."
(d) Louis Armstrong.

4. Where is Dave's morning AA meeting located in Chapter Ten?
(a) French Quarter.
(b) Near Lake Ponchartrain.
(c) Garden District.
(d) Near the police station.

5. When Dave tails Cletus, where does he see Cletus go both at the beginning and end of his shift?
(a) The bus station.
(b) A bar.
(c) To pick up a prostitute.
(d) To a warehouse.

6. What word does Dave associate with bureaucrats?
(a) Reason.
(b) Paper-pushers.
(c) Affluent.
(d) Mouthpieces.

7. In Chapter Nine, Dave starts his day with what?
(a) A swim.
(b) A drink.
(c) A five-mile run.
(d) A phone call.

8. With whom does Dave make friends in the hospital where his brother is?
(a) A surgical resident from India.
(b) A Catholic sister from France.
(c) An elderly Cajun lady from Thibodaux.
(d) His brother's nurse from New Iberia.

9. What does Dave read while waiting for the valet at the Gulf Shores restaurant?
(a) "To Kill a Mockingbird."
(b) "A Farewell to Arms."
(c) "A History of the South."
(d) "A Passage to India."

10. In what type of car does Andres arrive at Dave's houseboat?
(a) Limo.
(b) Cadillac.
(c) Van.
(d) Taxi.

11. What is Cletus' reason for killing Bobby Joe Starkweather?
(a) Starkweather was going to expose him as a dirty cop.
(b) $10,000.
(c) Because Starkweather beat up Dave.
(d) Starkweather was cutting off the supply of prostitutes.

12. In what type of business is Didi Gee's office?
(a) Italian bakery.
(b) Real estate company.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Liquor store.

13. Dave talks to the General about IPs. What does IP stand for as it is used in "The Neon Rain"?
(a) Innocent people.
(b) Invasion of privacy.
(c) Interesting persons.
(d) Internet protocol.

14. Where do Dave and Annie move at the end of the book?
(a) French Quarter.
(b) New Iberia.
(c) Key West.
(d) Lafayette.

15. Who says, "Loving a girl should include making her miserable"?
(a) Annie.
(b) Cletus.
(c) Captain Guidry.
(d) Dave.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what group does Andres say he served in Nicaragua for seven years?

2. How long has Captain Guidry worked as a cop?

3. Who translates for Dave when Didi Gee sends over the Nicaraguan with information in Chapter Nine?

4. What type of business does Dave buy with his retirement money?

5. As Chapter Eight ends, what color are the palm trees against the sky?

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