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

2. What is Cletus' reason for killing Bobby Joe Starkweather?
(a) Starkweather was going to expose him as a dirty cop.
(b) Because Starkweather beat up Dave.
(c) $10,000.
(d) Starkweather was cutting off the supply of prostitutes.

3. Who says, "I worry about stuff all the time I don't have control over"?
(a) Didi Gee.
(b) Dave.
(c) Nate Baxter.
(d) Jimmie.

4. Why is Andres' left hand bandaged?
(a) His fingers were broken.
(b) No one knows.
(c) It was in a tank with piranha.
(d) It was put in a vise.

5. Who wanted Starkweather dead?
(a) Philip Murphy.
(b) Didi Gee.
(c) Erik.
(d) The General.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dave's father give him when he went away to college?

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

3. What does Annie cook on Dave's stove in Chapter Eight?

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

5. What does Dave read while waiting for the valet at the Gulf Shores restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Didi Gee upset in Chapter Ten?

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

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

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

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

7. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?

8. Where is Didi Gee's office located, and what type of businesses are run from there?

9. What is known about the contract killer?

10. What does Dave tell Captain Guidry about Cletus in Chapter Eleven?

(see the answer keys)

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