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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. How many men jump Dave on his houseboat in Chapter Five?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. Approximately how long does Johnny Messina have to live when Dave meets with him?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Five hours.
(d) One day.

3. How does Dave survive Fitzpatrick's fate?
(a) He is thrown from the car.
(b) He is conscious.
(c) He is in the driver's seat.
(d) His Cajun blood.

4. What kind of car does the Cataouatche Parish sheriff drive?
(a) Buick Skylark.
(b) Cadillac.
(c) Ford F-10 pickup.
(d) Mercedes Benz.

5. Who is Lovelace Deshotels?
(a) A Cataouatche Parish deputy.
(b) The dead girl's mother.
(c) A woman from Dave's childhood.
(d) The girl found in the bayou.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nate Baxter?

2. What Treasury Agent visits Dave at his houseboat?

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

4. In Chapter Three, what is Dave doing on his houseboat when the Treasury agent visits?

5. What kind of beer is advertised on the restaurant on stilts where Dave and the woman stop in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Dave learn about Bobby Joe Starkweather from Wesley Potts?

7. Describe Cletus Purcel.

8. What types of pistols does Dave own?

9. What clues make Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish sheriff?

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

(see the answer keys)

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