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

2. When is the body of Marcus Dean Poppy found in an alley behind a brothel in the French Quarter in New Orleans?

3. By the end of Chapter 5, how many clubs does Lance own?

4. In Chapter 2, where do the Biloxi All-Stars play and win the state baseball title?

5. By June 30, how much has Jesse spent on his campaign?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jesse and his family ride out the storm, and what damage do they sustain?

2. Who was Aaron Malco?

3. How do Marcus Dean Poppy and Earl Fortier take Lance for $10,000?

4. What happens to Cindy, the girl Hugh has been seeing?

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

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

7. How did Prohibition affect Biloxi?

8. How does Jesse get enough information to arrest Ginger?

9. Why does Judge Oliphant finally allow claim of punitives damages for the insurance cases?

10. How does Hugh begin robbing jewelry stores?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jesse considers running to become the district attorney. Why does Jesse decide to campaign to become district attorney?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

The Malco and Rudy families both came from Croatia originally. How are the two families similar and different? What is the significance of those similarities and differences?

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