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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 was the cast-iron skillet that hurt Benny Grogan filled with?

2. Who does Lila say raped her?

3. Which relative did Lila kill at the age of fifteen?

4. Who does Cisco claim Pollock was doing business with?

5. What does Cisco say Loudermilk threw Boxleiter out of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robicheaux find out from Scruggs when he questions him?

2. What does Boxleiter tell Robicheaux about Flynn's murder in this section?

3. Describe the character of Rodney Loudermilk.

4. What does Robicheaux see on the movie set that is suspicious?

5. Describe the meeting between Scruggs and Robicheaux in Chapter 29.

6. What happens to Father Mulcahy on the house boat?

7. What does Robicheaux think of Megan Flynn's photographs?

8. How does Ruby help Robicheaux in this section?

9. Why did Ricky Scarlotti hire Scruggs?

10. Describe the meeting between Lila, Archer and Robicheaux in Chapter 29.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following characters and examine their character background. How does the author express how characters background in the story?

1. Megan Flynn.

2. Ricky Scarlotti.

3. Chete Purcell.

4. Lila Terrabonne.

Essay Topic 2

What does it say about Harpo's role in the murders that he feels so guilty and eventually murders himself?How does Harpo's guilt tie in with the novel's overall theme of power?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Robicheax's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Robicheaux hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Robicheaux ideas about life?

3. How has Robicheaux's character changed by the end of the book?

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