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

2. Who does Levon Stichler want to kill?
(a) Skink.
(b) Edie.
(c) Tony.
(d) Snapper.

3. What does Snapper do to his partner in crime, Sunny Shea?
(a) He shoots him but doesn't kill him.
(b) He turns Sunny over to the police.
(c) He shoots and kills him.
(d) He steals from Sunny.

4. How does Snapper and Edie get Levon out of the house?
(a) They carry his dead body.
(b) Rolled up in drapes.
(c) Quietly out the back door.
(d) With a gun in his side.

5. What does Avila need to do before he heads to The Keys?
(a) Sacrifice to the Chango.
(b) Talk to his wife.
(c) Fix his car.
(d) Find Tony's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snapper do to Edie and Fred in Chapter 14 after he returns to Tony's?

2. Why does Max doubt that Bonnie is cheating on him?

3. How does Avila get hurt in Chapter 18?

4. What saves Jim's life?

5. Where does Augustine wind up at the end of Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once again, how does Avila seem to be the "saved one" after he goes to Paradise Palms to confront Snapper in Chapter 26?

2. What absurd thoughts does Fred have concerning Edie upon his return to Tony's house in Chapter 24?

3. How does Avila's sacrificing backfire?

4. 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?

5. How might Neria have been a good match for Tony?

6. 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?

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

8. How does Snapper finally get what he deserves?

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

10. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?

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