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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. Whom does Dave observe watching his houseboat before driving away in a gunmetal gray Chrysler?
2. Who describes killing as "There's no rush in the world like it"?
3. Who recorded the song to which Dave listens with the lyrics: "Dig my grave with a silver spade. And see that my grave is kept clean. Oh dear Lord, lower me down on golden chain"?
4. When Dave tails Cletus, where does he see Cletus go both at the beginning and end of his shift?
5. Where is the location of Jimmie's shooting?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Ten, Dave contemplates how he is not making much of a difference in the world. His brother Jimmie understands that and puts his energy into what pursuits?
2. What does the reader find out about General Abshire in Chapter Eight?
3. Describe the incident Dave's platoon had with the Water Buffalo in Vietnam.
4. What does Dave tell Captain Guidry about Cletus in Chapter Eleven?
5. In Chapter Eight, when Dave sees Annie's date for the evening, what does he do?
6. What happens to Andres after Dave leaves him in police custody?
7. Dave confronts Philip Murphy and plans to take him back to New Orleans. What is the outcome of this?
8. Why is Didi Gee upset in Chapter Ten?
9. What happens when the Biloxi cops go to Murphy's house to search for his dead body?
10. What happens with Dave's job when he is reinstated?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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