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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 Christian call the tanning bed for Mastodon?

2. Who does Angie flirt with in the end of Chapter Twenty-two?

3. What rumor about Mockingbird does Fay Alex Riptoad tell the rest of the Potussies in Chapter Twenty-three?

4. Why does Alexandria call Angie in Chapter Sixteen?

5. What is the theme of the Commander's Ball in Chapter Nineteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Ryskamp break things off with Angie?

7. Where is Kiki buried and what is her funeral service like?

8. Why do the Potussies get Secret Service protection in Part III?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Hiaasen is communicating to the reader with the fact that Teabull orchestrates all manner of criminal activity for the shallowest of reasons, and he ultimately gets away with it? Write an essay explaining 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

How do different characters react to the development of the Potussies each having a Secret Service agent assigned to them for their "protection?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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