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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 does Ruby say her friend Connie does for a living?

2. Where is the man who terrorized Father Mulcahy currently?

3. In which country is Raton a city?

4. Where does Robicheaux meet Glazier in this section?

5. Who does Robicheaux talk about tarot card to in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story Robicheaux tells about a young black boy in Mississippi?

2. What does Robicheaux find out about Ida's body in this section?

3. Describe the meeting between Lila, Archer and Robicheaux in Chapter 29.

4. How does Alex Guidry die in this section?

5. Why did Ricky Scarlotti hire Scruggs?

6. What happens to Ricky Scarlotti at the end of this section?

7. What does Robicheaux find out from Scruggs when he questions him?

8. How does Purcel beat up up Scarlotti and his men?

9. Describe the meeting between Scruggs and Robicheaux in Chapter 29.

10. What does Boxleiter tell Robicheaux about Flynn's murder in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way could most of the characters be described as immoral? In what is this a typical theme of hard-boiled detective stories?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following characters and examine their character background. How does the author express how characters background in the story?

1. Megan Flynn.

2. Ricky Scarlotti.

3. Chete Purcell.

4. Lila Terrabonne.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Robicheax's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Robicheaux hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Robicheaux ideas about life?

3. How has Robicheaux's character changed by the end of the book?

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