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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. In what area of New Orleans does General Abshire live?
2. Whom does Dave punch in the mouth?
3. Who says, "In a few more weeks we're going to be stringing some green trout"?
4. From where is the postcard that Dave receives from Cletus mailed?
5. Where does Didi Gee talks about moving?
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. Andres is brought to Dave's houseboat in Chapter Nine by Didi Gee's men. Where has Dave seen Andres before?
3. Dave confronts Philip Murphy and plans to take him back to New Orleans. What is the outcome of this?
4. In Chapter Twelve, Dave says that he is caught in the lens. What does he mean by this?
5. In Chapter Eight, when Dave sees Annie's date for the evening, what does he do?
6. What was Dave's father's feelings about guns?
7. Dave confronts Cletus one last time in Chapter Eleven. What does he tell Cletus he can do?
8. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?
9. What happens with Dave's job when he is reinstated?
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 11, Captain Guidry mentions "hubris" as "that word they use when they're talking about characters in Shakespeare's plays." Hubris is similar to pride. Research and write about the origin of "hubris." Is the term the same as or slightly different from pride? Why does the author choose to mention this in this book? How does it apply?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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