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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 is referred to as a heavy-metal cat?

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

3. Whom does Johnny describe as a "mummy wrapped in black rags"?

4. In Chapter Two, who says, "put his head in a toilet"?

5. What is myth number two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Dave stationed?

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

3. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

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

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

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. Describe Johnny Messina in Chapter One.

9. What concoction does Bobby Joe feed to Dave in Chapter Seven, and why?

10. Describe Sam Fitzpatrick as seen in Chapter Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 2, the reader is introduced to Annie Ballard. Describe what you know about her, what you suspect, and what role you believe she will play in "The Neon Rain."

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

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?

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