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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 Crosby think of Angie after their first meeting?

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

3. Who is the pawnbroker in Chapter Six?

4. What is Keever Bracco's nickname?

5. Who does Angie question in Chapter Ten about Uric?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kiki's sons react to the idea of giving a reward for information leading to the location of Kiki's body?

2. What is Mr. Teabull not telling Angie when Angie sees the snake he wants her to get rid of?

3. What was the general attitude among partygoers when they realized Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons was missing?

4. Why do the two thieves, Uric and The Prince, steal the python from Angie's storage unit?

5. Why does Agent Ahmet Youssef use a different name on the job at the Secret Service?

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

7. What happened to Angie's only marriage, to Dustin?

8. Who discovers evidence that could free Diego and what is that evidence?

9. Why does Uric kill Prince Paladin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters exhibit the most respect for the natural environment and for wildlife in the novel? Which characters seem to have utter disregard for these things? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Some characters in this novel, like the protagonist Angie Armstrong, exhibit integrity and courage that goes above and beyond their job descriptions or levels of power. Other characters are utterly disappointing in this regard. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the moral fortitude of at least two different main characters, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hiaasen characterize the various struggles of undocumented immigrants in America through different characters' experiences throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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