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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. What hurricane devastates Biloxi in 1969?

2. How much was the woman who pretended to be Connie Burns paid to pose for a photo and tell lies?

3. When was Biloxi known as "the poor Man's Riviera" (4)?

4. Where do Jimmie and Sissie die trying to rob a jewelry store?

5. How long of a sentence is Ginger Redfield's husband serving in Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1967, how does Jesse fare in the election for DA?

2. What was Biloxi like 100 years ago?

3. Why does Deputy Kilgore visit Ginger Redfield at O'Malley's?

4. In Chapter 8, why does Jesse meet with a retired circuit court judge and a minister?

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

6. How do the witnesses against Nevin for the murder of Fortier disappear?

7. How does Hurricane Camille devastate the coast?

8. How does Hugh's first match in the Golden Gloves tournament proceed in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 24, what do Nevin and Lance suggest they do now that Jesse is the DA?

10. Why and how does Jesse decide to go to law school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry Taylor thinks the local police are incompetent because they do not catch him. How does Grisham use dramatic irony when Taylor thinks to himself that the local police are incompetent?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Boys from Biloxi and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does The Boys from Biloxi take place? How do characters feel about the place and why?

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