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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 disappears from his boat on March 13th?

2. What does Diego begin contemplating in Chapter Twenty-four?

3. What animal features in Angie's nightmare in Chapter 12?

4. Where did Angie work when she was a veterinarian?

5. What does Christian call the tanning bed for Mastodon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What begins to chip away at Diego's morale the most when he is in jail?

2. How does Uric Burns feel after killing Prince Paladin?

3. Why does Ryskamp break things off with Angie?

4. What happens to Joel when he comes on one of Angie's work calls in Part III with her?

5. What does Skink do to Angie when she comes to visit him that terribly upsets her?

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

7. What does Mastodon eat every single night?

8. What job does Christian have, and why is Angie not interested in him romantically?

9. What is the mysterious man in the swamp using his empty eye socket for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Tyree's surprise revelation at the very end of the novel - that the first huge Burmese python that appeared and ate Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons was not one that he had intentionally released there - reveal about wildlife, the natural environment, and, ultimately, Angie's own perceptions of his tactics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Angie's extreme reaction to Pruitt's poaching, which takes place years before the start of the novel, reveal about her character? Why do you think Hiaasen includes this story as part of Angie's background? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Alex Fay Riptoad and the rest of the Potussies are villanous; what traits and behaviors of theirs does Hiaasen emphasize in order to underscore their status as unlikeable characters? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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