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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. When Dave visits Jimmie in the hospital after his trip to Biloxi, it appears to Dave that Jimmie's hands and face are painted with what?
2. How does the surgeon describe his surgery on Jimmie in Chapter Twelve?
3. Didi Gee wants Philip Murphy out of the way because he is "screwing up some things" in what location?
4. As Chapter Eight ends, what color are the palm trees against the sky?
5. Who tells Dave that he could have bonded him out in fifteen minutes?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Dave first begins tailing Cletus, he notices that Cletus is hung over and apparently has a real problem with alcohol. What does Dave predict for Cletus's day?
2. Where is Didi Gee's office located, and what type of businesses are run from there?
3. What does Dave do with the the glass from which the Nicaraguan is drinking, and why?
4. What does Dave tell Captain Guidry about Cletus in Chapter Eleven?
5. In Chapter Eight, when Dave sees Annie's date for the evening, what does he do?
6. What is in the Gulf, south of Morgan City?
7. In Chapter Ten, Dave contemplates how he is not making much of a difference in the world. His brother Jimmie understands that and puts his energy into what pursuits?
8. What does the reader find out about General Abshire in Chapter Eight?
9. What happens to Andres after Dave leaves him in police custody?
10. In Chapter Ten, Dave meets Didi Gee at a restaurant. Describe the restaurant.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In the Epilogue, the reader learns that Dave is reinstated but decides to resign. In your opinion, what are Dave's reasons for resigning? As "The Neon Rain" is the first in the Dave Robicheaux series, what do you predict the second book will do with Dave's situation as a retired cop?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 11, Captain Guidry mentions "hubris" as "that word they use when they're talking about characters in Shakespeare's plays." Hubris is similar to pride. Research and write about the origin of "hubris." Is the term the same as or slightly different from pride? Why does the author choose to mention this in this book? How does it apply?
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