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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 Jimmie and Sissie die trying to rob a jewelry store?

2. Where is the couple from who loses all their money gambling and come to Jesse for help?

3. How much money does Lance lose on a deal to buy the Carousel Lounge?

4. After the cases have settled, how much money does Jesse tuck away for his campaign account?

5. How much money do a couple who come to Jesse for help lose gambling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nevin Noll begin working for Lance?

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

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

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

6. How does Fats handle elections?

7. How do Hugh and Jimmie rob jewelry stores?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Keith becomes his father’s campaign manager and helps his father in other ways. What does Keith’s assistance reveal about the relationship between father and son?

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

Hugh and Keith were friends and played baseball together as boys. What does Hugh’s trial reveal about the changes in the relationship between Hugh and Keith over time?

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