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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 Joel's girlfriend?

2. Why does Angie visit Pruitt's apartment in Chapter Nineteen?

3. What was the worst crime Uric ever committed?

4. Who tests the tanning bed for Mastodon as his body double?

5. Why is The Knob unable to test the tanning bed in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ryskamp break things off with Angie?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hiaasen characterize the various struggles of undocumented immigrants in America through different characters' experiences throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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