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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 kind of mask does the arsonist Teabull hires wear when he tries to torch Angie's truck?

2. Who is the first person who tries to kill Diego in jail?

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

4. What does Angie want to leak to the press in Chapter Fourteen to try to get Diego freed?

5. Who is the lead Secret Service agent on Mockingbird's detail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the mysterious man in the swamp, "Skink," plotting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters exhibit the most respect for the natural environment and for wildlife in the novel? Which characters seem to have utter disregard for these things? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Angie's extreme reaction to Pruitt's poaching, which takes place years before the start of the novel, reveal about her character? Why do you think Hiaasen includes this story as part of Angie's background? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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