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

2. What does the author say the sky becomes as white as?

3. Where does Robicheaux encounter Geri in Chapter 12?

4. What sound does the narrator say Cajuns often have trouble with?

5. Where does the narrator say Cisco educated himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

2. Why happened to Elijah's slave Lavonia?

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

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

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

6. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

7. What photograph of Flynns does Robicheaux see in this section?

8. How does Cool Breeze know Jimmy Fig?

9. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

10. What does Cool Breeze tell Robicheaux about the two brother's murders in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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