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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. Who says that Bobby Joe is better off as sausage links?

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

4. From what TV show does Dave say it looks like Fitzpatrick escaped?

5. To whom does Dave initially go for information about finding Bobby Joe Starkweather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish deputies who pull him over?

2. What is Fitzpatrick's theory about what Segura is doing?

3. Where is Dave stationed?

4. Discuss Cletus' marital problems.

5. What does Dave do to convince Annie Ballard that he is a New Orleans's cop?

6. What happens to Dave after he has been given the cocktail?

7. Describe Johnny Messina in Chapter One.

8. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

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

10. What does Dave learn about his partner from Julio Segura?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 3, three bad guys break into Annie's house, terrorizing her and Dave in order to get answers from Dave. The reader learns the names of two of the men, Bobby Joe and Erik, but the third is only called "the man in the raincoat." Why is the reader not provided with a name for this man, the leader of the trio? Are there are other differences between "the man in the raincoat" and the other two men? Explain the significance of the omission of a name as well as other differences.

Essay Topic 3

The character Dave appears to an honest man who tries to be fair in Chapter 1. He treats Johnny Messina with respect, and he worries about a case outside of his jurisdiction when the sheriff does not order an autopsy. Yet Dave pulls out a five-inch Puma pocket knife that "could fillet bass like a barber's razor" in order to intimidate Wesley Potts. Is Dave still a good, honest cop? Does he have a different sense of what is right and fair froom other people might have? Explain your answer.

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