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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. Dave learns that he has angered the Colombians by doing what?

2. What happened to the 17-year-old runaway in Dave's case file?

3. Whom does Dave question at headquarters about the dead girl?

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

5. Who is Lovelace Deshotels?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

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

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

4. Describe Cletus Purcel.

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

6. What does Dave learn about Bobby Joe Starkweather from Wesley Potts?

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

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

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

10. What does Cletus do that escalates the situation with Segura in Chapter Four?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the Epilogue, the reader learns that Dave is reinstated but decides to resign. In your opinion, what are Dave's reasons for resigning? As "The Neon Rain" is the first in the Dave Robicheaux series, what do you predict the second book will do with Dave's situation as a retired cop?

Essay Topic 3

Referring to the four Cajun tales from Chapter 7 which Dave remembers hearing from his father, describe how they qualify as lessons by which to live one's life.

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