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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 famous outlaw did Big Daddy know?

2. Who was believed to have killed the Spaniard who killed Avery's great grandfather?

3. What are Terau and Avery waiting for?

4. Who does Boudreaux begin working for in this section?

5. Why have no reports ever been filed on the people in gang five?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Broussard try to convince Benoit to sell him the knife?

2. What is wrong with the water the guards give the prisoners?

3. Why does Avery's father worry about him so much?

4. What happens to Gerard and LeBlanc?

5. Why does Hunnicut wnat Winfield to come back to Louisiana?

6. How do the men try to get at Rainack as they wait in the rain?

7. What problems do Broussard and LeBlanc face at the beginning of this section?

8. Why are Briussard and Boudreaux so worried about LeBlanc?

9. How does Hunnicut persuade Winfield to write a song for Lathrop's campaign?

10. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Broussard's upbringing effect him and the decisions he makes in the book? How can Broussard get over the trouble he experienced as a child?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

What effect do the following people have on Broussard's life?

1. Batiste.

2. Rafael.

3. Suzanne.

4. LeBlanc.

5. Evans.

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