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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 had Cool Breeze claim he has been bitten by in Chapter 4?

2. Who does Lester Cobb say is a pimp?

3. Who has a contract out on Cool Breeze?

4. What does the narrator compare Megan's smile to?

5. Who does Mulcahy say refuses to leave his church?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Cobb tell Robicheaux about Harpo Scruggs?

5. How does Cool Breeze know Jimmy Fig?

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

7. Why is Mulchaly confused about the term break the seal?

8. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the motives for the deaths of one of the following characters.

1. Anthony Powell.

2. Lila Terrebonne.

3. Jack Flynn.

4. The two brothers.

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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