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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cool Breeze say the detectives should talk to in relation to Pollock's murder?
(a) Scruggs.
(b) Soileau.
(c) Guidry.
(d) Boxleiter.

2. Where does Mout' Broussard find Alex Guidry in this section?
(a) The bookstore.
(b) The shopping mall.
(c) The country club.
(d) The car lot.

3. What does Robicheaux want Ruby to identify Harpo as?
(a) Anthony's murderer.
(b) Jack's kidnapper.
(c) The man who raped her.
(d) The man who killed the two brothers.

4. What does Robicheaux travel to Durango to investigate?
(a) Ida's death.
(b) Scarlotti's business dealings.
(c) Raton's knife wound.
(d) Lila's cousin's death.

5. What is Loudermilk eating when he is murdered?
(a) A steak and potato dinner.
(b) Goulash.
(c) Sausage and biscuits.
(d) Tomato soup and noodles.

6. Who telephones Robicheaux at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Alex Guidry.
(b) Jubal Breedlove.
(c) Mout' Broussard.
(d) John Nash.

7. In which country is Raton a city?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Cost Rica.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Canada.

8. What is Megan's father's name?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Davie.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Jack.

9. From which country have people been sent to kill either Cool Breeze or Scarlotti?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) China.
(d) Thailand.

10. Where does Robicheaux meet Glazier in this section?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Durango.

11. Which relative did Lila kill at the age of fifteen?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) her brohter.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her nephew.

12. Where does Purcel have an altercation with Ricky the Mouse Scarlotti?
(a) A flower shop.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bar.
(d) A cafe.

13. What has Boxleiter stole from Elijah Terrebonne's wife's casket?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) A gun.
(d) Money.

14. What is Ricky Scarlotti's nickname?
(a) The Mouse.
(b) The Rat.
(c) The Deer Hunter.
(d) The Dodo.

15. What does Robicheaux tell Guidry at the beginning of Chapter 26?
(a) Scruggs wants to kill him.
(b) Ida was pregnant with Guidry's child.
(c) Ida said Guidry's name just before she died.
(d) He is the main suspect in Ida's murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jack Flynn kidnapped from in 1956?

2. What kind of shop does Scarlotti own?

3. Why does Robicheaux say Ricky the Mouse is upset with Scruggs?

4. Who does Robicheaux ask Cool Breeze to stay away from?

5. What city does Clete Purcel live in?

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