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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 does Lathrop say he will keep giving people until they vote for him?
2. What does Brother Samuel say Billy Jo has on his hand?
3. What does Broussard drink while he waits to be picked up?
4. What does Lathrop want Winfield to do for him?
5. How has Gerard died?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Boudreaux's fight with Pepponi almost ruin his fighting career?
2. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?
3. How is Boudreaux caught by the police?
4. How does LeBlanc take to prison life?
5. Why is Lathrop intentions in New Orleans at the beginning of this section?
6. How does April put Winfield into a drug stupor in this section?
7. How is Avey eventually caught?
8. What is wrong with the water the guards give the prisoners?
9. Why does Hunnicut wnat Winfield to come back to Louisiana?
10. How did Avery's great grandfather's servant revenge his master's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.
1. Setting
2. Point of view
3. Structure
4. Language
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