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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dave go to hear Annie's string quarter play?

2. What is Dave first answer when Annie asks him what is wrong in Chapter Six?

3. What kind of gun is Cletus using in Chapter Four?

4. Who is Jimmie?

5. Who is Gail Lopez?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how does the reader first find out about Dave's time in Vietnam?

2. Describe Cletus Purcel.

3. Dave sometimes thinks of whom as his "father's misplaced seed"?

4. What jobs did the Robicheaux brothers have in their youth?

5. What does Dave learn about the woman who, according to Fitzpatrick, is a possible witness?

6. Describe Sam Fitzpatrick as seen in Chapter Three?

7. What piece of advice does Dave recall from his father in Chapter Seven?

8. Where is Dave stationed?

9. About what does Dave bait Murphy in the beginning of Chapter Seven that elicits a reaction from Murphy?

10. What does Dave learn in Chapter Five that is related to the execution of Johnny Messina.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the effects of the Vietnam War on Dave personally. Be certain to address how it continues to affect his daily life.

Essay Topic 2

After Dave is thrown into the drunk tank, he is offered alcohol twice: once by a fellow prisoner and once by Annie. Dave turns them both down. Discuss the significance of his actions.

Essay Topic 3

Due to the nature of the first person viewpoint, the reader knows what Dave thinks of his brother, Jimmie. What do you believe Jimmie thinks of and feels for his brother? Explain your answers.

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