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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 kind of shirt is Julio Segura wearing in Chapter Two?

2. What Treasury Agent visits Dave at his houseboat?

3. Rumor has it that who owns an aquarium filled with piranha?

4. Over what lake in New Orleans do Dave and Cletus drive after leaving Segura's?

5. Where does Dave find Bobby Joe Starkweather in Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave do to convince Annie Ballard that he is a New Orleans's cop?

2. Where, and with whom, does Dave greet the dawn at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

3. What piece of advice does Dave recall from his father in Chapter Seven?

4. About what does Dave bait Murphy in the beginning of Chapter Seven that elicits a reaction from Murphy?

5. Describe Julio Segura in Chapter Two.

6. Describe Cletus Purcel.

7. Why does Johnny, a criminal, want to give Dave, a cop, information? What information does he give him?

8. What clues make Dave suspicious of the Cataouatche Parish sheriff?

9. What does Dave learn about his partner from Julio Segura?

10. What concoction does Bobby Joe feed to Dave in Chapter Seven, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Neon Rain" begins when Dave Robicheaux visits Angola penitentiary. The person he visits is hours away from execution, and there are groups both for and against his execution at the gate. Discuss what feelings or opinions Dave has about the death penalty in general and the man who is being executed.

Essay Topic 2

After Dave is thrown into the drunk tank, he is offered alcohol twice: once by a fellow prisoner and once by Annie. Dave turns them both down. Discuss the significance of his actions.

Essay Topic 3

The character Dave appears to an honest man who tries to be fair in Chapter 1. He treats Johnny Messina with respect, and he worries about a case outside of his jurisdiction when the sheriff does not order an autopsy. Yet Dave pulls out a five-inch Puma pocket knife that "could fillet bass like a barber's razor" in order to intimidate Wesley Potts. Is Dave still a good, honest cop? Does he have a different sense of what is right and fair froom other people might have? Explain your answer.

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