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

2. Who does LeBlank demand that Rainack put on the bus?

3. Why does Hunnicut want Winfield to return to Louisiana?

4. How has Gerard died?

5. Why doesn't Winfeld want to work for Lathrop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does LeBlanc take to prison life?

2. How does April respond to Winfield's anger the following morning?

3. How does Winfield start his addiction to drugs in this section?

4. Why does Avery say he is running moonshine?

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

6. What problems do Tereau and Avery get into as soon as LeBlanc and Gerard leave?

7. Why is Daddy Claxton worried about the rain?

8. What does Winfield find out about Troy in this section?

9. Why do the guards haul away Le Blanc at the end of this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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