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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 places Dave in a holding cell?
(a) Sergeant Motley.
(b) Captain Guidry.
(c) Phil.
(d) Cletus.
2. Where does Dave spend the night after first confronting the General?
(a) His houseboat.
(b) His brother's house.
(c) The drunk tank.
(d) Annie's house.
3. How long has Captain Guidry worked as a cop?
(a) Thirty-five years.
(b) Twenty-nine years.
(c) Twenty-six years.
(d) Thirty-two years.
4. Where does Didi Gee talks about moving?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Houston.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Austin.
5. Who says, "We use them. They use us. It keeps everyone in business"?
(a) Didi Gee.
(b) Dave.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Cletus.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the location of Jimmie's shooting?
2. Who translates for Dave when Didi Gee sends over the Nicaraguan with information in Chapter Nine?
3. Why is Andres' left hand bandaged?
4. What did Dave's father give him when he went away to college?
5. Dave talks to the General about IPs. What does IP stand for as it is used in "The Neon Rain"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dave do with the the glass from which the Nicaraguan is drinking, and why?
2. 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?
3. What happens with Dave's job when he is reinstated?
4. What is known about the contract killer?
5. What does the reader find out about General Abshire in Chapter Eight?
6. What happens to Andres after Dave leaves him in police custody?
7. What happens when the Biloxi cops go to Murphy's house to search for his dead body?
8. What was Dave's father's feelings about guns?
9. Describe the incident Dave's platoon had with the Water Buffalo in Vietnam.
10. 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?
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