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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 does Diego begin contemplating in Chapter Twenty-four?

2. What word does Angie use to describe the influx of pythons in Florida in Chapter Eighteen?

3. What kind of sizeable collection does the man in the swamp have?

4. Who does Angie think blows up her truck in Chapter Twelve?

5. Who orders Uric's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Uric die?

2. Who does Angie think ambushed her on one of her jobs in Part III, destroying her truck?

3. Why does The Knob become unable to test the tanning bed for Mastodon?

4. Who does Angie begin dating in Part III and how does she feel about this development?

5. What is the real identity of the mysterious man in the swamp, Skink?

6. What does Angie do to send a very clear message to Pruitt to stop him from harassing Joel and his girlfriend?

7. Why do both Crosby and Ryskamp tell Angie they cannot do anything to help Diego in Part III?

8. What plan does Mocking bird hatch so that Agent Josephson can stay on her detail?

9. Why is Agent Ryskamp angry when Agent Rose tells him something problematic about Agent Josephson?

10. What is the mysterious man in the swamp, "Skink," plotting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the relentless crowd of demonstrators outside the detention facility where Diego Beltran is being held symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do several female characters - for instance, Fay Alex Riptoad, Angie Armstrong, and Mockingbird - pressure other female characters at different points in the novel, in both subtle and overt ways, to ruthlessly achieve their own goals? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hiaasen characterize the various struggles of undocumented immigrants in America through different characters' experiences throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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