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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 is Mastodon supposed to sing a duet with at the Commander's Ball?

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

3. What kind of sizeable collection does the man in the swamp have?

4. Where do winter residents of Palm Beach return "forever?"

5. Who does Angie invite to join herself and Ryskamp on their first date?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Uric Burns feel after killing Prince Paladin?

3. What does Mastodon eat every single night?

4. What begins to chip away at Diego's morale the most when he is in jail?

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

6. What does Angie do to send a very clear message to Pruitt to stop him from harassing Joel and his girlfriend?

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

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

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

10. Why is Agent Ryskamp angry when Agent Rose tells him something problematic about Agent Josephson?

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

How do several female characters - for instance, Fay Alex Riptoad, Angie Armstrong, and Mockingbird - pressure other female characters at different points in the novel, in both subtle and overt ways, to ruthlessly achieve their own goals? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Tyree's surprise revelation at the very end of the novel - that the first huge Burmese python that appeared and ate Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons was not one that he had intentionally released there - reveal about wildlife, the natural environment, and, ultimately, Angie's own perceptions of his tactics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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