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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 rumor about Mockingbird does Fay Alex Riptoad tell the rest of the Potussies in Chapter Twenty-three?

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

3. In Chapter Thirteen, what bothers Diego at the detention center?

4. Who does Spalding try to fix Angie up with in Chapter Thirteen?

5. Who does Angie meet with in Chapter 20 as a precursor to going out to the swamp to meet the reclusive man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Uric die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What aspects of human nature do the criminals Prince Paladin and Uric Burns symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Angie sometimes use the element of surprise based on the incongruity of her appearance paired with what she does for a living to her advantage in different situations? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What traits of the extremely wealthy socialite set in Florida does Hiaasen use the Cornbright brothers, Chance and Chase, to highlight throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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