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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. Who goes missing during a charity gala in Palm Beach, Florida in Part I?

2. Which Secret Service agent does Angie first meet in Chapter Six?

3. What is Keever Bracco's nickname?

4. What is Agent Keith Josephson's real name?

5. What color are many conch pearls?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fay Alex Riptoad treat Police Chief Jerry Crosby?

2. What happened to Angie's only marriage, to Dustin?

3. What part do the conch pearls play in Kiki's murder investigation?

4. What happens to Angie that unsettles her soon after her job at Lipid House?

5. Why do the two thieves, Uric and The Prince, steal the python from Angie's storage unit?

6. How do Kiki's sons react to the idea of giving a reward for information leading to the location of Kiki's body?

7. Why does Uric kill Prince Paladin?

8. Why is Fay Alex Riptoad's group of supporters called the Potusssies?

9. Where does Angie see the Burmese python she killed at Lipid House again in Part II?

10. What does the Russian stripper at the strip club ask Angie to give her in return for information about Uric?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mastodon decide to exploit the public's - and his own supporters' - deep fears of and biases towards undocumented immigrants and other foreigners throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters exhibit the most respect for the natural environment and for wildlife in the novel? Which characters seem to have utter disregard for these things? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Angie sometimes use the element of surprise based on the incongruity of her appearance paired with what she does for a living to her advantage in different situations? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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