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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 drug does the narrator think Geraldine is addicted to?

2. What is James Mulcahy's role in the community?

3. What does the author compare Clete's neck to?

4. What does Robicheaux find out that one of Lila's ancestors had been?

5. What does Ruby Gravano do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

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

5. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

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

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

8. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

9. How did Cool Breeze escape from prison?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Why is Purcel so important to Robicheaux? How would Robicheaux have coped without there to help him?

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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