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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. Who phones Robicheaux in Chapter 26?

2. Which relative did Lila kill at the age of fifteen?

3. What city does Clete Purcel live in?

4. What has Boxleiter stole from Elijah Terrebonne's wife's casket?

5. Why does Robicheaux say Ricky the Mouse is upset with Scruggs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Robicheaux think Scuggs killed Boxleiter?

2. What problems does Cisco say he is currently having with his film?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Alex Guidry die in this section?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Megan's upbringing affected her character? What are her motives for returning to Iberia?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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