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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. Why was Holtzner kicked out of Vietnam during the war?

2. What kind of car does Guidry own?

3. What is Ricky Scarlotti's nickname?

4. From which country have people been sent to kill either Cool Breeze or Scarlotti?

5. Who does Cisco claim Pollock was doing business with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruby help Robicheaux in this section?

2. What does Lila tell Robicheaux about the two brothers?

3. Describe the photographs Robicheaux finds in the glass jar.

4. What does Guidry tell Robicheaux on the telephone in Chapter 26?

5. Why does Robicheaux think Scuggs killed Boxleiter?

6. How does Alex Guidry die in this section?

7. What does Robicheaux see on the movie set that is suspicious?

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

9. Why does Lila feel guilty about her cousin's murder?

10. What happens to Father Mulcahy on the house boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

What involvement do the Chinese Triads have in the story? How does their involvement tie in with the central ideas of the plot?

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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