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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 was Angie's only husband?

2. What kind of jewelry did conch shells first appear in?

3. Who goes missing during a charity gala in Palm Beach, Florida in Part I?

4. What is the name of Angie Armstrong's company?

5. What is the name of the person who takes Uric's call to the hotline in Chapter Eight?

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

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

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

5. Where does Angie see the Burmese python she killed at Lipid House again in Part II?

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

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

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

9. What does Angela Armstrong threaten to do when a man says he cannot immediately pay her for her removal of a raccoon?

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

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

How does Hiaasen highlight the various class differences between different characters in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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