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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. Where was Diego processed when ICE agents picked him up?

2. Who is the Police Chief in Palm Springs?

3. Why is Angie not allowed to carry a gun?

4. What does Diego pick up from the railroad tracks?

5. What is Keever Bracco's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Teabull desperately need Angie to do a job for him in Part I?

2. What does the Russian stripper at the strip club ask Angie to give her in return for information about Uric?

3. Why does Mrs. Riptoad identify Kiki's body instead of her sons?

4. Why does Angie visit Germaine Bracco in Part II?

5. What kind of ball did Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons disappear at?

6. What happens to Angie that unsettles her soon after her job at Lipid House?

7. What is the relationship between the First Lady and the President like?

8. Why does Diego Beltran become a suspect in Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons's murder?

9. Why does Pruitt call to harass Angie every night?

10. What kind of political opinions did Kiki's last husband Mott Fitzsimmons hold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do several female characters - for instance, Fay Alex Riptoad, Angie Armstrong, and Mockingbird - pressure other female characters at different points in the novel, in both subtle and overt ways, to ruthlessly achieve their own goals? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Alex Fay Riptoad and the rest of the Potussies are villanous; what traits and behaviors of theirs does Hiaasen emphasize in order to underscore their status as unlikeable characters? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Tyree's surprise revelation at the very end of the novel - that the first huge Burmese python that appeared and ate Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons was not one that he had intentionally released there - reveal about wildlife, the natural environment, and, ultimately, Angie's own perceptions of his tactics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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