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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. What kind of shop does Fig work in?

2. Who did Robicheaux contact about Guidry's dogs?

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

4. Who does Mulcahy say refuses to leave his church?

5. What prize has Megan won?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

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

3. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

4. How does Cool Breeze know Jimmy Fig?

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

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

7. How did the two brothers eventually die?

8. What does Robicheaux find out about the Terrabonne family in this section?

9. What childhood memory does Robicheaux recall in Chapter 1?

10. Why does the Clerk contact the authorities about the man who comes into his shop to buy a gun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the Terrebonne and why do they have such a prominent position in society? Why is it important for Robicheaux to find out about the family? What new light does the information he finds about the family shed on the case?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the story have so many characters? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having so many characters in a novel?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Robicheax's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Robicheaux hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Robicheaux ideas about life?

3. How has Robicheaux's character changed by the end of the book?

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