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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cisco say is Billy's problem?
(a) He is eccentric.
(b) He is racist.
(c) He is ignorant.
(d) His is exhausted.

2. What does the author say the sky becomes as white as?
(a) White wash.
(b) Polished bone.
(c) Bone china.
(d) American teeth.

3. Where does the narrator say Cisco educated himself?
(a) The street.
(b) University.
(c) The library.
(d) Prison.

4. What does the author compare Clete's neck to?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A flag pole.
(c) A swan.
(d) A fire hydrant.

5. What did Breeze's wife once pick in the fields?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Peppers.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the black girl admit she had been doing before she was raped?

2. What sound does the narrator say Cajuns often have trouble with?

3. In which city did Robicheaux once work as a policeman?

4. Who does the narrator say people like Swede Boxleiter don't confide in?

5. What do Clete's eyes droop at the corners like?

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