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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bonnie feel about going back to New York with Max?
(a) She does not want to go.
(b) She tells him that she wants to stay in Florida for good.
(c) She does not feel well enough to go.
(d) She is excited to leave.

2. What does Avila take away with him after he releases himself from the tree?
(a) A bone from Ira's body.
(b) Duct tape.
(c) The lion's bones.
(d) A chicken.

3. What has Skink discovered about Bonnie in Chapter 14?
(a) She has a desire for Skink.
(b) She is in love with Augustine.
(c) She wants Skink in jail.
(d) She hates her husband.

4. What surprise does Fred have for Edie concerning their insurance claim?
(a) They will not split any of the money with Snapper.
(b) They aren't getting any money.
(c) Extra money for the contents of the house.
(d) They are getting the check that same day.

5. How does Ira respond to Avila when Avila pleads for his life at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Ira says, "You can live after you pay for my mother's death."
(b) Ira says, "I want you to die."
(c) He hits him over the head with a hammer.
(d) He feeds him to chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snapper beat Bonnie with?

2. What does Edie request of Bridget when she is preparing for the insurance man to come to Tony's house?

3. What does Snapper do with Brenda's mother's ring?

4. Besides Augustine, who arrives at the motel Paradise Palms before Snapper?

5. How does Avila get hurt in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Skink is an astute man. What has he figured out about Bonnie's feelings that she may not quite know yet or perhaps not acknowledge yet?

2. What can one imagine is on the piece of paper that Jim leaves with Skink? What does Jim expect that Skink will do with what is on the paper?

3. What emotions do Augustine and Bonnie feel after their night together? Why do they feel the way they do for each emotion?

4. How do Skink, Augustine and Carl Hiaasen view the president's visit to Miami?

5. How is Skink's reign of horror finally ended?

6. How does tension build in the ride in the Jeep on the way to The Keys?

7. How does Avila's sacrificing backfire?

8. What has happened in New York concerning Max's career that enables the reader to see the strong side of Max?

9. How does Snapper finally get what he deserves?

10. Why does Bonnie continue to stay in Florida with Augustine and Skink?

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