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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. In Chapter Three, what is Dave doing on his houseboat when the Treasury agent visits?
(a) Cleaning his guns.
(b) Watching the sunset.
(c) Talking on the telephone.
(d) Having a beer.

2. In what neighborhood does Annie live?
(a) French Quarter.
(b) Audubon Park.
(c) Garden District.
(d) West Bank.

3. What type of cigarette does the man in the raincoat smoke?
(a) Camel.
(b) Kool.
(c) Marlboro.
(d) Winston.

4. In Chapter Seven, who is mentioned as having served as a Green Beret in Vietnam?
(a) Bobby Joe.
(b) Wesley Potts.
(c) Philip Murphy.
(d) Fitzpatrick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dave learns that he has angered the Colombians by doing what?

2. In Chapter Two, who says, "you're in over your head"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Dave sometimes thinks of whom as his "father's misplaced seed"?

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

3. Where is Dave stationed?

4. What does Didi Gee suggest the dead girl was doing before being killed?

5. Describe Johnny Messina in Chapter One.

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

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

8. Discuss Cletus' marital problems.

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

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

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