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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. On what street is Murphy's house located in Biloxi?

2. How long has Captain Guidry worked as a cop?

3. What does Dave have for dinner before visiting Cletus?

4. What does Jaime always wear on his head?

5. Who says, "In a few more weeks we're going to be stringing some green trout"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Didi Gee want Jimmie dead?

2. What does Dave do before asking Andres questions, and why?

3. What is in the Gulf, south of Morgan City?

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

5. In Chapter Nine, Dave finally confronts Cletus about turning into a bad cop. How does Cletus respond?

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

7. What happens with Dave's job when he is reinstated?

8. What does the reader find out about General Abshire in Chapter Eight?

9. Why does Dave return to the Picayune's morgue in Chapter Twelve?

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

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 2

Due to the nature of the first person viewpoint, the reader knows what Dave thinks of his brother, Jimmie. What do you believe Jimmie thinks of and feels for his brother? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

After Dave is thrown into the drunk tank, he is offered alcohol twice: once by a fellow prisoner and once by Annie. Dave turns them both down. Discuss the significance of his actions.

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