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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 does Robicheaux say Ricky the Mouse is upset with Scruggs?

2. What does AIM stand for?

3. What does Robicheaux want Ruby to identify Harpo as?

4. Where does Mout' Broussard find Alex Guidry in this section?

5. Who does Lila say raped her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the character of Rodney Loudermilk.

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

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

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

6. How does Alex Guidry die in this section?

7. Why did Ricky Scarlotti hire Scruggs?

8. Why does Robicheaux think Scuggs killed Boxleiter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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

What does it say about Harpo's role in the murders that he feels so guilty and eventually murders himself?How does Harpo's guilt tie in with the novel's overall theme of power?

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