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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. What does Cletus wear to the station on his day off in Chapter Nine"
(a) A Mardi Grass shirt and sweat pants.
(b) A cut-off LSU shirt and Budweiser shorts.
(c) A suit.
(d) Jeans and an Izod shirt.

2. In Chapter Eight, the two boys from Dave's platoon who died were from where?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Lafayette, Louisiana.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Conroe, Texas.

3. What did a journalist nickname General Abshire in 1966?
(a) Leatherface.
(b) The Happy Warrior.
(c) Mr. Westpoint.
(d) Ironguts.

4. Who says, "We use them. They use us. It keeps everyone in business"?
(a) Didi Gee.
(b) Cletus.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Dave.

5. From what era are the homes in the Garden District described in Chapter Eight?
(a) 1820s.
(b) 1850s.
(c) 1880s.
(d) 1900s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business does Dave buy with his retirement money?

2. Who translates for Dave when Didi Gee sends over the Nicaraguan with information in Chapter Nine?

3. Whom does Dave observe watching his houseboat before driving away in a gunmetal gray Chrysler?

4. What is Cletus doing when Dave stops by his house for a visit?

5. What does Dave have for dinner before visiting Cletus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident Dave's platoon had with the Water Buffalo in Vietnam.

2. What was Dave's father's feelings about guns?

3. In Chapter Eight, when Dave sees Annie's date for the evening, what does he do?

4. In Chapter Ten, Dave meets Didi Gee at a restaurant. Describe the restaurant.

5. Why does Dave return to the Picayune's morgue in Chapter Twelve?

6. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?

7. In Chapter Ten, Dave contemplates how he is not making much of a difference in the world. His brother Jimmie understands that and puts his energy into what pursuits?

8. What does Dave do with the the glass from which the Nicaraguan is drinking, and why?

9. When Dave first begins tailing Cletus, he notices that Cletus is hung over and apparently has a real problem with alcohol. What does Dave predict for Cletus's day?

10. Why does Didi Gee want Jimmie dead?

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