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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. Who does Max wind up giving a ride to when he is returns with Jim from The Keys?

2. What does Augustine tell Skink about how he views the way he feels about Bonnie?

3. What does Skink bring out of the bush for Bonnie and Augustine to eat?

4. Why does Max run from Clyde's hospital room?

5. What is Snapper's injury from Edie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dennis Reedy naive?

2. 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?

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

4. How does Snapper finally get what he deserves?

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

6. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?

7. How do Edie and Max wind up together?

8. How does Avila's sacrificing backfire?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How are the laws of the land ignored during this time of crisis not only by the criminals but by the authorities as well?

Essay Topic 3

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 ?

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