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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. In which city did Robicheaux once work as a policeman?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Chicago.

2. What did a man caution Mulcahy not to do?
(a) Break the seal.
(b) Look up from the floor.
(c) Throw a fit.
(d) Leave his house.

3. Where does Robicheaux say he has seen a dawn like this one before?
(a) London.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Peking.
(d) Vietnam.

4. What does the narrator compare Megan's smile to?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A mushroom.
(c) A flower.
(d) A thorn.

5. What did the black girl admit she had been doing before she was raped?
(a) Teasing the boys.
(b) Smoking drugs.
(c) Soliciting on the streets.
(d) Undressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lila Terrobonne pull a gun on in a bar?

2. Where does Robicheaux research the Terrebonne family in this section?

3. What does Ruby Gravano do for a living?

4. What does Mulcahy think the man was referring to when he said seal?

5. What prize has Megan won?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

2. How did the two brothers eventually die?

3. Why happened to Elijah's slave Lavonia?

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

5. What has Purcel found out about the Giacono family?

6. What does Maddux say he knows about Harpo Scruggs?

7. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

8. How does Cool Breeze say things started to go downhill for Ida?

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

10. What do Robicheaux and Purcel find out about the two brothers in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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