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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, over time, where does vice become concentrated in Biloxi?
(a) Along a one-mile stretch of Highway 90.
(b) Along I-10.
(c) Along a one-mile stretch of Highway 16.
(d) Along I-110.

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

3. How much does Jesse's father lend him so he can attend law school?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $1,750.

4. In Chapter 11, for which district is Pat Graebel the prosecutor?
(a) 14th.
(b) 23rd.
(c) 7th.
(d) 19th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military does Jesse Rudy serve during World War II?

2. What counties make up the Nineteenth Circuit?

3. How long was Hugh gone from Biloxi when he got a job on a freighter hauling frozen shrimp to Europe?

4. How long does Jesse work as an associate lawyer before he opens his own practice?

5. In Chapter 24, how much time in prison does Andy, the owner of the Siesta get?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nevin Noll begin working for Lance?

2. Who was Aaron Malco?

3. What type of practice does Jesse establish?

4. On what grounds do the insurance companies refuse to pay for damages incurred during Camille?

5. Why in a brochure is Jesse portrayed as "soft on crime" (121), and why is Jesse not soft on crime?

6. What is Hugh's official job in Chapter 22 and what is the purpose of the places he monitors?

7. How do Hugh and Jimmie rob jewelry stores?

8. How did Prohibition affect Biloxi?

9. At the end of Chapter 13, why does Keith think his friendship with Hugh is about to change or disappear?

10. What does Lance do after the war?

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