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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. How does Bonnie feel about going back to New York with Max?
2. What does Neria wish for Celeste's life?
3. What does Skink bring out of the bush for Bonnie and Augustine to eat?
4. What does Skink pull out of his pockets and line up at his feet when the boat approaches?
5. What happens to Skink after he hands Max over to Augustine?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?
2. What has happened in New York concerning Max's career that enables the reader to see the strong side of Max?
3. How do Skink, Augustine and Carl Hiaasen view the president's visit to Miami?
4. Why does Skink get in the car with Snapper and take Bonnie along with him?
5. What can one imagine is on the piece of paper that Jim leaves with Skink? What does Jim expect that Skink will do with what is on the paper?
6. How is Dennis Reedy naive?
7. Once again, how does Avila seem to be the "saved one" after he goes to Paradise Palms to confront Snapper in Chapter 26?
8. How does Snapper finally get what he deserves?
9. What absurd thoughts does Fred have concerning Edie upon his return to Tony's house in Chapter 24?
10. What does Max learn about the legal system in Miami?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What can the reader infer about the way that the author feels about Florida? Is the novel an attempt to bring out the author's feelings? Might it be an attempt to bring to light issues that he wants others to face? Can a novel such as this change the way society looks at issues?
Essay Topic 2
How is Avila's need to hold sacrificial ceremonies black humor? Note specific places in the novel that show this humor. What is the author trying to tell the reader through these rituals?
Essay Topic 3
How are the laws of the land ignored during this time of crisis not only by the criminals but by the authorities as well?
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