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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. Who says, "Teaching you what a real bad day can be"?

2. In Chapter Four, the Latin American restaurant to which Fitzpatrick takes Dave is located where?

3. Segura is spotted in what color and brand of car in Chapter Four?

4. Who asks Dave and Cletus if they "salted the mine shaft"?

5. Fitzpatrick is in charge of monitoring what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What clues make Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish sheriff?

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

4. Where, and with whom, does Dave greet the dawn at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

5. Why is Fitzpatrick angry with Dave in Chapter Five?

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

7. What types of pistols does Dave own?

8. What does Didi Gee suggest the dead girl was doing before being killed?

9. In Chapter Two, what is it about the dead girl that makes Dave suspicious?

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 incident in Chapter 10 in which Dave concludes that the evil of the Nazis "was held in check by the family who sacrificed their lives so their youngest member could live." What relevance does this tale have to the book?

Essay Topic 2

"The Neon Rain" begins when Dave Robicheaux visits Angola penitentiary. The person he visits is hours away from execution, and there are groups both for and against his execution at the gate. Discuss what feelings or opinions Dave has about the death penalty in general and the man who is being executed.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dave's relationship with his father and his current feelings about the man. What impact does Dave's father have on him?

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