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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. Who tells Dave that Dave believes in the world that should be instead of the one that exists?
(a) Baxter.
(b) Fitzpatrick's supervisor.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Cletus.

2. In what area of New Orleans does General Abshire live?
(a) Audubon Park.
(b) New Iberia.
(c) French Quarter.
(d) The Garden District.

3. What is the isolation unit at the jail nicknamed?
(a) Crazy Road.
(b) Solitary.
(c) The Nut House.
(d) Queen's Row.

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

5. According to Dave, law enforcement in South Florida is the equivalent of what?
(a) Miami Vice.
(b) The Mickey Mouse show.
(c) La Brea Tar Pits East.
(d) Louisiana swamps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Cletus talk about going for his upcoming vacation?

3. Dave listens to what over and over while doing sit ups and working out with weights?

4. What is Cletus' reason for killing Bobby Joe Starkweather?

5. With what is Dave charged?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Didi Gee want Jimmie dead?

2. What happens when the Biloxi cops go to Murphy's house to search for his dead body?

3. As Dave sits in jail without enough money for bail, he thinks it is perhaps the lowest morning of his life with the exception of what incident?

4. What does Annie do and feel when she wakes up to find Dave has gone following their first night together?

5. What is in the Gulf, south of Morgan City?

6. In Chapter Twelve, Dave says that he is caught in the lens. What does he mean by this?

7. What happens to Andres after Dave leaves him in police custody?

8. What does Dave do before asking Andres questions, and why?

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

10. What does the word "Pinkville" mean to Dave?

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