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

2. What had Alex Guidry been charged with shooting?

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

4. What drug does the narrator think Geraldine is addicted to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

6. How does Cool Breeze know Jimmy Fig?

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

8. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

9. How did the two brothers eventually die?

10. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following people and discuss their involvement in the murders. What was his or her motive for getting involved?

1. Archer Terrebonne.

2. Harpo Scruggs.

3. Megan Flynn.

4. Cool Breeze.

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author decide to leave most of the issues in the novel unresolved? What affect does it have on the the story's tone?

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