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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 the sheriff say Cool Breeze has complained to?

2. What is Purcel's job in New Orleans?

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

4. Where does Robicheaux work?

5. What did a man caution Mulcahy not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cool Breeze escape from prison?

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

3. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

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

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

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

7. What does Geri tell Robicheaux about Cisco Flynn?

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

9. How do the two white men pester Mout' in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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