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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. According to Potts, Segura's men once worked in what Latin American country?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Guatemala.

2. What kind of gun is Cletus using in Chapter Four?
(a) .38 revolver.
(b) Beretta.
(c) .45 automatic.
(d) Nine-millimeter.

3. When Dave leaves Annie on his houseboat in Chapter Six, where does he go and what does he do?
(a) Dave visits Cletus and ask him for help in getting Murphy.
(b) Dave visits Captain Guidry for advice.
(c) Dave goes to the morgue for information about Fitzpatrick.
(d) Dave goes to a bar near an amusement park to get drunk.

4. Rumor has it that who owns an aquarium filled with piranha?
(a) Didi Gee.
(b) Sharky Bonnano.
(c) Jimmy, the Gent.
(d) Julio Segura.

5. What happens when Bobby Joe forces the mixture down Dave's throat in Chapter Six?
(a) Dave is rescued by Cletus.
(b) Dave fights them off.
(c) Dave throws up.
(d) Dave begins hallucinating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Cletus do before partnering with Dave in homicide?

2. To whom does Dave initially go for information about finding Bobby Joe Starkweather?

3. Who asks Dave and Cletus if they "salted the mine shaft"?

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

5. On what street is Jimmie's restaurant located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Dave stationed?

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

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

4. In Chapter Two, what is it about the dead girl that makes Dave suspicious?

5. What does Dave do to convince Annie Ballard that he is a New Orleans's cop?

6. What happens when Dave is fishing on Bayou Lafourche in Cataouatche Parish?

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

8. What types of pistols does Dave own?

9. What is Fitzpatrick's theory about what Segura is doing?

10. Why is Fitzpatrick angry with Dave in Chapter Five?

(see the answer keys)

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