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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 do Purcel go to New Orleans to confront?

2. What does Guidry say he will do in exchange for immunity?

3. How is Swede Boxleiter killed in this section?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Nash tell Robicheaux about Breedlove in this section?

7. Why did Ricky Scarlotti hire Scruggs?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motives for the deaths of one of the following characters.

1. Anthony Powell.

2. Lila Terrebonne.

3. Jack Flynn.

4. The two brothers.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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