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

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

3. Where does Dave find Bobby Joe Starkweather in Chapter Seven?
(a) On his houseboat.
(b) In Pott's adult theatre.
(c) In a warehouse.
(d) In a pig pen.

4. In Chapter Five, who says he is on a short leash?
(a) Dave.
(b) Didi Gee.
(c) Fitzpatrick.
(d) Jimmie.

5. Who is Gail Lopez?
(a) Segura's girlfriend.
(b) A member of Annie's quartet.
(c) A cop at the First District.
(d) A Mexican dancer who might be a witness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dave, possession is how many years in Louisiana?

2. What information does Dave trick from Fitzpatrick's supervisor about Abshire.

3. What happens when Bobby Joe forces the mixture down Dave's throat in Chapter Six?

4. In Chapter One, it is said that the gambler's greatest desire would do what?

5. Approximately how long does Johnny Messina have to live when Dave meets with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concoction does Bobby Joe feed to Dave in Chapter Seven, and why?

2. How does Cletus respond when Dave confronts him about provoking the situation with Segura and his man?

3. About what does Dave bait Murphy in the beginning of Chapter Seven that elicits a reaction from Murphy?

4. What piece of advice does Dave recall from his father in Chapter Seven?

5. Why does Johnny, a criminal, want to give Dave, a cop, information? What information does he give him?

6. Describe Cletus Purcel.

7. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

8. Where, and with whom, does Dave greet the dawn at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

9. What does Dave learn about the woman who, according to Fitzpatrick, is a possible witness?

10. Where is Dave stationed?

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