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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Three, for whom are the three men looking?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Murphy.
(c) Erik.
(d) Bobby Joe.

2. Approximately how long does Johnny Messina have to live when Dave meets with him?
(a) Five hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) One day.
(d) Three hours.

3. Who is Gail Lopez?
(a) A Mexican dancer who might be a witness.
(b) A cop at the First District.
(c) Segura's girlfriend.
(d) A member of Annie's quartet.

4. Who says, "Teaching you what a real bad day can be"?
(a) Dave.
(b) Segura.
(c) Segura's bodyguard.
(d) Cletus.

5. In Chapter Two, who says, "you're in over your head"?
(a) The younger deputy.
(b) The older deputy.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Dave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's father was a milkman in the Garden District?

2. In Chapter Four, the Latin American restaurant to which Fitzpatrick takes Dave is located where?

3. According to Dave, what is a busthead boilermaker?

4. In Chapter One, it is said that the gambler's greatest desire would do what?

5. According to Dave, where does Didi Gee have lunch every Tuesday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cletus Purcel.

2. What happens to Dave after he has been given the cocktail?

3. Dave sometimes thinks of whom as his "father's misplaced seed"?

4. What does Dave learn in Chapter Five that is related to the execution of Johnny Messina.

5. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

6. When and how does the reader first find out about Dave's time in Vietnam?

7. How does Cletus respond when Dave confronts him about provoking the situation with Segura and his man?

8. Why is Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish deputies who pull him over?

9. Why is Fitzpatrick angry with Dave in Chapter Five?

10. What does Cletus do that escalates the situation with Segura in Chapter Four?

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