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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 want to leak to the press in Chapter Fourteen to try to get Diego freed?

2. Why does Uric not show up to the bank as Angie thinks he will in Chapter Twelve?

3. Who does the hermit in the swamp's friend call in Chapter Nineteen who passes some important information on to Angie?

4. Who does Jerry Crosby have to take into a room and reprimand at the start of the Commander's Ball in Chapter Twenty-three?

5. Who is Joel's girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Skink do to Angie when she comes to visit him that terribly upsets her?

2. What is the real identity of the mysterious man in the swamp, Skink?

3. What kind of plan does Angie have to ensnare Uric?

4. Who does Angie begin dating in Part III and how does she feel about this development?

5. What job does Christian have, and why is Angie not interested in him romantically?

6. What happens to Joel when he comes on one of Angie's work calls in Part III with her?

7. What plan does Mocking bird hatch so that Agent Josephson can stay on her detail?

8. Who is trying the hardest to get Diego Beltran freed and why is this person acting this way?

9. What is the mysterious man in the swamp using his empty eye socket for?

10. Why do both Crosby and Ryskamp tell Angie they cannot do anything to help Diego in Part III?

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 do you think Hiaasen is communicating to the reader with the fact that Teabull orchestrates all manner of criminal activity for the shallowest of reasons, and he ultimately gets away with it? 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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