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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 does Purcel have an altercation with Ricky the Mouse Scarlotti?

3. Where did Roger Loudermilk serve his prison sentence?

4. What does the pathologist think was used to suffocate Ida?

5. What does AIM stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robicheaux think of Megan Flynn's photographs?

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

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

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

5. How does Alex Guidry die in this section?

6. Why does Robicheaux think Scuggs killed Boxleiter?

7. Why did Ricky Scarlotti hire Scruggs?

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

9. Why do the two detectives say they want to arrest Breeze?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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