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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. Beauvoir is referred to as what in Chapter Ten?
(a) A town on the Gulf Coast.
(b) A waiter at the restaurant.
(c) Jefferson Davis' home.
(d) A street in Biloxi.

2. In Chapter Ten, Dave recalls a small plane with a family hitting a headwind and crashing into the Gulf. From where was the small plane?
(a) Galveston.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Tampa.

3. With what group does Andres say he served in Nicaragua for seven years?
(a) National Guard.
(b) Rebels.
(c) Army.
(d) Sandanistas

4. For whom does Dave suggest setting high bond when talking with Captain Guidry?
(a) Cletus.
(b) Himself.
(c) The hired killer who shot Jimmie.
(d) Didi Gee.

5. Where do Dave and Annie move at the end of the book?
(a) French Quarter.
(b) New Iberia.
(c) Key West.
(d) Lafayette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Dave miss from his childhood?

2. Who says, "It's going to rain frogs" at the end of Chapter Twelve?

3. What does Dave serve Andres to drink?

4. According to Dave, who has "a real dose of the yellow-dog blues"?

5. What was Andres forced to drink in Nicaragua?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter Nine, Dave finally confronts Cletus about turning into a bad cop. How does Cletus respond?

6. About what incident from her past does Annie tell Dave in Chapter Eleven?

7. What happens with Dave's job when he is reinstated?

8. Dave confronts Philip Murphy and plans to take him back to New Orleans. What is the outcome of this?

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

10. Dave confronts Cletus one last time in Chapter Eleven. What does he tell Cletus he can do?

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