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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. What rank did Jerome Abshire, Jr., hold?
(a) Private.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Captain.

2. What word does Dave associate with bureaucrats?
(a) Affluent.
(b) Reason.
(c) Paper-pushers.
(d) Mouthpieces.

3. In Chapter Eight, the two boys from Dave's platoon who died were from where?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Conroe, Texas.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Lafayette, Louisiana.

4. What was Andres forced to drink in Nicaragua?
(a) Rat poison.
(b) Acid.
(c) Kerosene.
(d) Gasoline.

5. Dave talks to the General about IPs. What does IP stand for as it is used in "The Neon Rain"?
(a) Innocent people.
(b) Interesting persons.
(c) Invasion of privacy.
(d) Internet protocol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who places Dave in a holding cell?

2. Who says, "Loving a girl should include making her miserable"?

3. Didi Gee wants Philip Murphy out of the way because he is "screwing up some things" in what location?

4. Where do Dave and Annie move at the end of the book?

5. With what is Dave charged?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the word "Pinkville" mean to Dave?

2. What happens when the Biloxi cops go to Murphy's house to search for his dead body?

3. Describe the incident Dave's platoon had with the Water Buffalo in Vietnam.

4. Dave confronts Philip Murphy and plans to take him back to New Orleans. What is the outcome of this?

5. In Chapter Twelve, Dave says that he is caught in the lens. What does he mean by this?

6. What clue does Andres give Dave about weapons?

7. What was Dave's father's feelings about guns?

8. Why does Didi Gee want Jimmie dead?

9. Why is Didi Gee upset in Chapter Ten?

10. What happens to Andres after Dave leaves him in police custody?

(see the answer keys)

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