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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. Where do Robicheaux and Purcel look for Scruggs?

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

3. Why was Esteban taken into custody in this section?

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

5. What does Loudermilk have tattooed on his left wrist?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the story Robicheaux tells about a young black boy in Mississippi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Robicheaux think Scuggs killed Boxleiter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author decide to leave most of the issues in the novel unresolved? What affect does it have on the the story's tone?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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