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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. With what is Dave charged?
(a) Carrying a concealed firearm.
(b) Breaking and entering.
(c) Public drunkenness.
(d) Assault and battery.

2. What drink does Dave miss from his childhood?
(a) Chocko.
(b) Dr. Nut.
(c) RC Cola.
(d) Grape Nehi.

3. Who describes killing as "There's no rush in the world like it"?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Cletus.
(c) Serial killer.
(d) The General.

4. What word does Dave associate with bureaucrats?
(a) Reason.
(b) Affluent.
(c) Mouthpieces.
(d) Paper-pushers.

5. How does Jimmie communicate with Dave from the hospital bed?
(a) Tracing something on Dave's skin.
(b) Tries to talk.
(c) Sign language.
(d) His eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street is Murphy's house located in Biloxi?

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

3. In what type of car does Andres arrive at Dave's houseboat?

4. Who tells Dave that he could have bonded him out in fifteen minutes?

5. Who approaches Dave in Jackson Square about meeting with Didi Gee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Didi Gee upset in Chapter Ten?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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