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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 Mout' Broussard live?

2. In which country did Harpo Scruggs die?

3. What does Mout' Broussard do for a living?

4. How does Purcel hurt Jimmy Fig in this section?

5. Who did Robicheaux contact about Guidry's dogs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What trouble does Robicheaux say Cool Breeze is in in this section?

8. What does Glazier think about Megan Flynn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of family life does Robicheaux have? How is the different to the family lives of other fictional detectives? In what way does Robicheaux's family life have a positive affect on his life and work?

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

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