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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. Where is the location of Jimmie's shooting?

2. Who describes killing as "There's no rush in the world like it"?

3. Who is described in Chapter Twelve as a "leviathan surfacing from the depths"?

4. With what group does Andres say he served in Nicaragua for seven years?

5. By what alias has Philip Murphy been going for his drug deals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Andres after Dave leaves him in police custody?

2. What was Dave's father's feelings about guns?

3. Dave confronts Cletus one last time in Chapter Eleven. What does he tell Cletus he can do?

4. As Dave sits in jail without enough money for bail, he thinks it is perhaps the lowest morning of his life with the exception of what incident?

5. What is known about the contract killer?

6. In Chapter Eight, when Dave sees Annie's date for the evening, what does he do?

7. What happens when the Biloxi cops go to Murphy's house to search for his dead body?

8. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?

9. Dave confronts Philip Murphy and plans to take him back to New Orleans. What is the outcome of this?

10. What does Dave do with the the glass from which the Nicaraguan is drinking, and why?

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

By Chapter 2, the reader is introduced to two police officers, one who currently works in vice, and the other who used to work there. According to Dave, things never went well when he "had to deal with the people in vice." Discuss the impression you get about the type of people who work in vice. Be sure to discuss both Sergeant Motley and Cletus Purcel.

Essay Topic 3

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."

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