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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 did Dave's father give him when he went away to college?
(a) Fishing equipment.
(b) Advice.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) Remington twelve-gauge shotgun.

2. With whom does Dave make friends in the hospital where his brother is?
(a) An elderly Cajun lady from Thibodaux.
(b) A surgical resident from India.
(c) His brother's nurse from New Iberia.
(d) A Catholic sister from France.

3. In Chapter Twelve, who says that he wants to apologize to Dave?
(a) Captain Guidry.
(b) Nate Baxter.
(c) General Abshire.
(d) Cletus.

4. How long has Captain Guidry worked as a cop?
(a) Twenty-six years.
(b) Thirty-five years.
(c) Thirty-two years.
(d) Twenty-nine years.

5. From where is the postcard that Dave receives from Cletus mailed?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Honduras.
(d) Nicaragua.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What reason does Dave give Internal Affairs for punching Nate Baxter?

4. Who says, "You must get up in the morning and brush your teeth in the toilet"?

5. In Chapter Eight, the two boys from Dave's platoon who died were from where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter Eleven, Dave tells Annie that he has to hurt her. How does he hurt her?

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

6. Andres is brought to Dave's houseboat in Chapter Nine by Didi Gee's men. Where has Dave seen Andres before?

7. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?

8. 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?

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. What does the reader find out about General Abshire in Chapter Eight?

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