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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 Diego pick up from the railroad tracks?

2. Who kills Prince Paladin?

3. Where were Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons's remains found?

4. Whose car did Uric and Prince Paladin steal?

5. What does Prince Paladin steal from Kiki's body?

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. How does Fay Alex Riptoad treat Police Chief Jerry Crosby?

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

4. Why does Mastodon immediately start calling for Diego's blood as a murder suspect?

5. Who is the first person to understand what really happened to Kiki?

6. What do the Secret Service agents seem to think about Mastodon in general?

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

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

9. Why is Fay Alex Riptoad's group of supporters called the Potusssies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What traits of the extremely wealthy socialite set in Florida does Hiaasen use the Cornbright brothers, Chance and Chase, to highlight throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Mastodon decide to exploit the public's - and his own supporters' - deep fears of and biases towards undocumented immigrants and other foreigners throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Hiaasen employs satire and absurdity throughout the novel to drive home some of his more serious themes. Write an essay analyzing how Hiaasen uses humor to drive home some of his major messages in this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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