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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 is the name of Mout' Brossard's dog?

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

3. What industry does Cisco now work in?

4. What is the name of Mulcahy's church?

5. What war did Jimmy fight in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the two brothers eventually die?

2. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

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

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

5. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

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

7. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way could most of the characters be described as immoral? In what is this a typical theme of hard-boiled detective stories?

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

How does Robicheaux solve the case in the novel? What mistakes did he make along the way? Could he have solved the case any quicker?

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