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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Clete's eyes droop at the corners like?
(a) A drunkard's.
(b) A wolf's.
(c) A prize fighter's.
(d) A bulldog's.

2. Who does Mulcahy say refuses to leave his church?
(a) Clete Purcel.
(b) Lila Terrabonne.
(c) Helen Soileau.
(d) Mary Flynn.

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

4. Who does Robicheaux phone to say Cool Breeze's life is in danger?
(a) Glazier.
(b) Mout'.
(c) Mulcahy.
(d) Cool Breeze.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator rescue his adopted daughter from?

2. Which character has Mulcahy known since he was a child?

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

4. What drug is Jimmy addicted to?

5. Who does Megan believe the Hanged Man is in reference to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sunshine drop the charges of rape against the two brothers?

2. Why does Robicheaux think the FBI are using Cool Breeze?

3. What does Robichezus learn about Jimmy Fir in Chapter 11?

4. How do the two white men pester Mout' in Chapter 9?

5. How did the two brothers eventually die?

6. What problems is Lila Trombonne causing in Chapter 10?

7. Why is Mulchaly confused about the term break the seal?

8. How did Cool Breeze escape from prison?

9. What trouble does Robicheaux say Cool Breeze is in in this section?

10. Why does Megan Flynn get so upset about the Hanged Man card in this section?

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