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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 Angie call her ex-husband's new partner in Chapter Seven?

2. Where does Prince Paladin get his moniker?

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

4. Who is the lead burglar in Chapter Four?

5. Who comes to see Jerry Crosby about Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons in Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Ryskamp ultimately decides to take a chance and stay together in a romantic relationship with Angie Armstrong at the end of the novel, despite his earlier reservations about their relationship? 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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