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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what becomes of the dachshunds?
(a) They are eaten by a bear.
(b) They run away.
(c) Ira Jackson takes them back.
(d) They are gone from their leashes and collars.

2. What does Skink give as the reason that he abducted Max?
(a) Skink saw Max abuse the little boy with the bike.
(b) Skink had no particular reason for choosing Max.
(c) Max was physically small.
(d) Max made a "splendid target" as a tourist with a video camera.

3. Why is Gil Peck in Florida?
(a) He is an insurance man.
(b) He is a friend of Snapper's.
(c) He is part of FEMA.
(d) He wants to scam for money and goods.

4. Why is the trooper sent to Miami?
(a) To patrol neighborhoods for looters.
(b) To find hurricane victims.
(c) To rescue animals.
(d) To help clear traffic for the rescue convoys.

5. What does Tony propose to Edie as a new deal?
(a) Edie will pose as his wife for the insurance company.
(b) Edie should become Tony's maid.
(c) Edie should choose a new victim.
(d) Edie will compensate Tony for her scam.

6. What does the old man neighbor of Mrs. Jackson want to do to Tony?
(a) Show Tony his ruined trailer.
(b) Thank him.
(c) Take him out to dinner.
(d) Kill him.

7. Why are Jack and Drake stuck on US 1?
(a) The hurricane has hit the Keys.
(b) Some crazy man has stopped them.
(c) Everyone is evacuating the Keys because of the hurricane.
(d) The car is broken down.

8. How do Brenda and Jim meet?
(a) At a trial.
(b) At the bridge after the hurricane.
(c) At a police seminar.
(d) At an insurance conference.

9. How does Bonnie view the kidnapper?
(a) As someone she must figure out.
(b) As a killer.
(c) As a psychopath.
(d) As a man who will demand ransom.

10. How does Edie's scam get noticed by the insurance man?
(a) She tries to seduce him.
(b) He can tell she is lying.
(c) Edie answers a question wrong about the house.
(d) He finds a wedding picture of Tony and Neria.

11. How does Snapper get his nickname?
(a) He snapped a man's neck once.
(b) His jaw was completely broken.
(c) It was the name of his childhood dog.
(d) He kept snapper turtles.

12. What does Tony Torres do for a living?
(a) He is an insurance claims representative.
(b) He sells manufactured homes.
(c) He is an insurance salesman.
(d) He is a police officer.

13. What organization was Snapper's parents involved in when he was young?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) Greenpeace.
(c) The Peace Corps.
(d) The Black Panthers

14. Why is Max at the bottom of the list of missing persons?
(a) He is not a victim of the hurricane.
(b) Videotapers are not a priority.
(c) He is not known to be hurt.
(d) Wayward tourists are not a priority.

15. With what does Augustine juggle?
(a) Human skulls.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Knives.
(d) Lit torches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tony sitting with a shotgun on his lap?

2. Why does Snapper want to siphon the gas from the car?

3. What is the boy doing when Max videotapes him?

4. What strange items are people using as weapons as Jim discovered?

5. Who do Bonnie and Augustine meet at the morgue in Chapter 10?

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