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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 slogan does Mastodon put out on his Twitter account that is related to Diego?

2. What does Ryskamp tell Mockingbird he will get for her?

3. Who does Angie put on the phone with Pruitt in Chapter 12?

4. What gang does Mrs. Riptoad insist was involved in killing Kiki?

5. What does Tyree give to Angie that makes her furious in Chapter Twenty-two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Angie and Clinton Tyree have in common? In what important ways are they different? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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