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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 having an affair with?

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 animal features in Angie's nightmare in Chapter 12?

4. What does Tyree give to Angie that makes her furious in Chapter Twenty-two?

5. What kind of car did Uric drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Angie think ambushed her on one of her jobs in Part III, destroying her truck?

4. Why does Ryskamp break things off with Angie?

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

6. Why do the Potussies get Secret Service protection in Part III?

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

8. Why does The Knob become unable to test the tanning bed for Mastodon?

9. What does Mastodon eat every single night?

10. Where is Kiki buried and what is her funeral service like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mastodon decide to exploit the public's - and his own supporters' - deep fears of and biases towards undocumented immigrants and other foreigners throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How do different characters react to the development of the Potussies each having a Secret Service agent assigned to them for their "protection?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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