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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 bites Angie in Part I?

2. What drug was the wealthy person who disappears in Chapter One taking, according to authorities?

3. Who is the lead burglar's partner in Chapter Four?

4. What was in the stomach of the python Angie kills and puts in her storage unit?

5. What happens to the python Angie has killed and put in her storage unit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Burmese pythons get a foothold in Florida?

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

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

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

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

6. Who is the closest person to Angie and what is the nature of their relationship?

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

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

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

10. What kind of political opinions did Kiki's last husband Mott Fitzsimmons hold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the relentless crowd of demonstrators outside the detention facility where Diego Beltran is being held symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the specific details Hiaasen includes to signal to the reader how repulsive, morally repugnant, and shallow Mastodon is throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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