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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 Avila take away with him after he releases himself from the tree?

2. Why does Max doubt that Bonnie is cheating on him?

3. Who does Augustine find when he gets back to Calusa Drive after getting the guns?

4. What does Snapper do to Levon when he shows up at Tony's to kill Tony?

5. Why is Edie still afraid to cross Snapper when they are in the truck riding out of Miami?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?

2. What absurd thoughts does Fred have concerning Edie upon his return to Tony's house in Chapter 24?

3. How does Avila come to believe even more deeply in the Chango?

4. Skink is an astute man. What has he figured out about Bonnie's feelings that she may not quite know yet or perhaps not acknowledge yet?

5. How do Skink, Augustine and Carl Hiaasen view the president's visit to Miami?

6. How does Avila's sacrificing backfire?

7. Why does Skink get in the car with Snapper and take Bonnie along with him?

8. How does Bonnie react to Max now that he has been found?

9. What has happened in New York concerning Max's career that enables the reader to see the strong side of Max?

10. Once again, how does Avila seem to be the "saved one" after he goes to Paradise Palms to confront Snapper in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Augustine's childhood affect who he is and the decisions he makes as an adult? How does Snapper's childhood affect who he is and the decisions he makes as an adult? What about other characters in the novel? Were backgrounds of others introduced to the reader ?

Essay Topic 2

What are the external conflicts of Edie, Fred, Jim and Bonnie? Are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 3

How is the political system mocked in the novel? Use specific examples to show the author's intent.

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