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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 Bonnie major in in college?

2. What does Max want to see happen to Skink?

3. What has Skink discovered about Bonnie in Chapter 14?

4. What is the first thing Skink asks Snapper once he is in the Jeep?

5. What does Edie request of Bridget when she is preparing for the insurance man to come to Tony's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?

4. How does tension build in the ride in the Jeep on the way to The Keys?

5. How might Neria have been a good match for Tony?

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

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

8. What does Max learn about the legal system in Miami?

9. How does Snapper finally get what he deserves?

10. How do Edie and Max wind up together?

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 does Carl Hiassen attempt to teach through his use of black humor? Is the lesson one that we should all listen to or does the black humor make it a farcical moral not worth listening to?

Essay Topic 3

How is the novel satirical? Using specific instances, point out the satire and explain what the author is using it for.

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