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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1968, what day of the week does Dusty Cromwell's bar Surf Club burn to the ground?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. In Chapter 12, how far is the barrier island where Keith, Hugh, and some other teens go for an overnight camping excursion?
(a) 13 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 11 miles.

3. How many unsolved murders occurred between 1966 and 1971?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

4. What county is Egan Clement from?
(a) Stone.
(b) Lamar.
(c) Rankin. Harrison.
(d) Madison.

5. How long of a sentence is Ginger Redfield's husband serving in Tennessee?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

6. How much was the woman who pretended to be Connie Burns paid to pose for a photo and tell lies?
(a) $3,500.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $2,500.

7. In March 1961, how much time does Noll give Cleveland to shut down Foxy's?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 5 days.

8. In Chapter 20, how long has it been since Keith has seen Hugh?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 1/2 years.

9. What hurricane devastates Biloxi in 1969?
(a) Flora.
(b) Camille.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Donna.

10. Where do Jimmie and Sissie die trying to rob a jewelry store?
(a) Waynesboro, Georgia.
(b) Homer, Georgia.
(c) Fitzgerald, Georgia.
(d) Newton, Georgia.

11. What year is the Ford that Nevin drives in Chapter 10?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1960.

12. When was Biloxi known as "the poor Man's Riviera" (4)?
(a) 75 years ago.
(b) 100 years ago.
(c) 125 years ago.
(d) 150 years ago.

13. What is the bond for Nevin when he is arrested for killing Fortier and shooting Fortier's girlfriend?
(a) 500,000.
(b) $1 million.
(c) 750,000.
(d) $1.5 million.

14. How many men are arrested by the Biloxi police when they raid the Siesta in Chapter 24?
(a) 24.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 31.

15. How long after Keith is born do his parents leave Biloxi, and Jesse go to the state teachers college?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what conviction rate does Rex Dubisson claim?

2. In Chapter 7, about how old is Ginger Redfield?

3. By what percent does Jesse win the election in 1971?

4. How old is Nevin when he is dishonorably discharged from the Air Force?

5. In Chapter 9, after four club fights in Buster's Gym, how many wins does Hugh have?

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