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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tony ask Edie and Snapper to do after he discovers their scam?
(a) He asks them to give him a piece of their claim.
(b) He asks them to come inside his house.
(c) He asks them to leave.
(d) He asks them to sue his neighbor instead.

2. In Chapter 8 what does Augustine tell Bonnie that the surgical intern he dated had tried to do to him?
(a) Sew up a wound.
(b) Cut out his kidney.
(c) MInimize a scar.
(d) Take his blood.

3. How much money does Tony offer Edie and Snapper?
(a) $10,000 each.
(b) $5,000 each.
(c) Nothing.
(d) $1,000 each.

4. What does Bonnie attempt to do after Augustine insults Max?
(a) She throws coffee at him.
(b) She agrees with him.
(c) She tries to smack him.
(d) She attempts to leave.

5. How does Snapper get his nickname?
(a) It was the name of his childhood dog.
(b) He snapped a man's neck once.
(c) His jaw was completely broken.
(d) He kept snapper turtles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Bonnie after she gets hit in the head?

2. How does Augustine come into all of his money?

3. What does Gil Peck find attached to the satellite dish?

4. What is the boy doing when Max videotapes him?

5. Why is the one-eyed man angry with Jack and Webo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the structure of Chapter 1 differ from a standard novel?

2. Though the reader never really meets Avila, much can be said about his character through indirect characterization. What type of character is he?

3. Why does Ira Jackson feel so badly about himself?

4. How does the political system ruin Clinton Tyree?

5. What conversation do Bonnie and Augustine share that makes it seem as though the two are becoming close?

6. What misconceptions is Max beginning to believe about Skink in Chapter 6?

7. Why and how does Bonnie question her choice of a husband?

8. In what way have common household items become weapons of violence?

9. How is the character of Avila brought further to light by showing his bad character traits?

10. In what way is it correct that Jim Tile worries about Skink?

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