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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. Where does Dave go to hear Annie's string quarter play?
(a) Tulane campus.
(b) Jackson Square.
(c) Roussel Performance Hall.
(d) Xavier campus.

2. In Chapter Two, who says, "put his head in a toilet"?
(a) Cletus.
(b) Captain Guidry.
(c) Sergeant Motley.
(d) The Cataouatche Parish sheriff.

3. What color are Annie's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

4. What is is blaring from the maroon car that Dave flags down in Chapter Two?
(a) "All You Need is Love."
(b) Tchaikovsky's "First Concerto."
(c) "New Orleans Ladies."
(d) "Midnight Mama."

5. In Chapter Five, who believes that Dave is covering for Cletus?
(a) Wineburger.
(b) Fitzpatrick.
(c) Captain Guidry.
(d) Sergant Motley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dave grow up?

2. What happened to the 17-year-old runaway in Dave's case file?

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

4. According to Dave, where does Didi Gee have lunch every Tuesday?

5. Who says, "Most people just roll over when violence comes into their lives"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how does the reader first find out about Dave's time in Vietnam?

2. Why is Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish deputies who pull him over?

3. Discuss Cletus' marital problems.

4. What types of pistols does Dave own?

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

6. What jobs did the Robicheaux brothers have in their youth?

7. What does Dave learn in Chapter Five that is related to the execution of Johnny Messina.

8. What does Dave learn about his partner from Julio Segura?

9. Describe Cletus Purcel.

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

(see the answer keys)

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