View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mastodon having an affair with?

2. What does the mysterious hermit in the swamp in Chapter 19 eat?

3. Whose call has Teabull been waiting for ever since Mauricio told him about her unannounced visit to Lipid House?

4. What does Angie say in order to get in to visit Diego in detention?

5. Who is the lead Secret Service agent on Mockingbird's detail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mastodon eat every single night?

9. Who is trying the hardest to get Diego Beltran freed and why is this person acting this way?

10. Why does Ryskamp break things off with Angie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What traits of the extremely wealthy socialite set in Florida does Hiaasen use the Cornbright brothers, Chance and Chase, to highlight throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 682 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample