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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. According to Dave, possession is how many years in Louisiana?

2. Who is Gail Lopez?

3. With whom is Dave drinking at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

4. What is Dave drinking while he waits for Fitzpatrick to pick him up in Chapter Five?

5. The three patrol cars that arrive at Annie's house come from what precinct?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Johnny, a criminal, want to give Dave, a cop, information? What information does he give him?

8. What happens when Dave is fishing on Bayou Lafourche in Cataouatche Parish?

9. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

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

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 Chapter 4, Fitzpatrick points out immigrants from Central America, both legal and illegal. Compare and contrast the attitudes or feelings about immigration from these four characters: Fitzpatrick, Didi Gee, Cletus, and Dave.

Essay Topic 3

"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.

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