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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. How do Skink and Decker evade the police when the police show up at Decker's "safe house"?

2. How many siblings does Charles Weeb actually have?

3. How long does the second batch of bass to be stocked in Lunker Lakes live for?

4. When Decker and Skink decide to leave town, Skink notices that they are being followed. Who is following Decker and Skink?

5. As the three men are traveling back to Harney, where does Decker drop off Skink while he and his companion go into town to get some food to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charles Weeb's boyhood, as revealed in his official church biography.

2. When Weeb realizes that two of the contestants in his fishing tournament are minorities, why is Weeb upset?

3. What "proof" do the police have that point to Decker as Dickie's killer?

4. Why does Thomas Curl intend to kill R.J. Decker?

5. Why does Thomas Curl decide to kidnap Catherine?

6. What does Lanie share with the police in her statement?

7. Why does Deacon Johnson have trouble in Florida obtaining a child for Weeb's next human healing?

8. At the New Orleans bass fishing tournament, what does the angler with the heaviest stringer receive?

9. Why do the police officers not enter Decker's trailer in Miami when Decker is inside the trailer, but is being held prisoner?

10. Why does Garcia want to be present when Decker is taken into custody?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

R.J. Decker and Skink have been together throughout the novel. They've been shot at together, eluded police together, and tried to solve murders together. However, as the final plan comes together, the two men separate. Decker goes to rescue Catherine and Skink heads to Lunker Lakes. Why does Decker refuse to let Skink come with him and insist the other men continue their Lunker Lakes plan? What makes the Lunker Lakes plan different from their other plans? Do you agree with Decker's decision to rescue Catherine alone? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regards to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Bobby Clinch and Ott Pickney can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two men's similarities facilitate the plot's development and moves the story forward.

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