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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. How does Ira Jackson get Avila's address from the clerk?
2. What does Snapper do to the female police officer who pulled him over?
3. Why does the police officer pull Snapper over in Chapter 11?
4. What does Tony ask Edie and Snapper to do after he discovers their scam?
5. Why have Edie and Snapper chosen a house in a neighborhood that the hurricane hit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Ira Jackson has every right to want justice for his mother's death, his sense of justice is twisted. Why is Ira's idea of justice wrong and how is his execution of it immoral?
2. Bonnie wonders at the end of the Chapter 11 if Max is different now. How is he different?
3. What misconceptions is Max beginning to believe about Skink in Chapter 6?
4. Though the reader never really meets Avila, much can be said about his character through indirect characterization. What type of character is he?
5. How does the way in which Tony treats Edie in Chapter 6 make the ending of the chapter more satisfactory to the reader?
6. In what way have common household items become weapons of violence?
7. How does Edie and Snapper's plan surprise the reader now that it is revealed in their conversation with Tony in Chapter 4?
8. Even though the author introduces new characters, he continues to tie in the ones that the reader has already met. How are the characters intertwining in Chapter 3?
9. How has Skink become even more frightening as a character in Chapter 9?
10. How is the character of Avila brought further to light by showing his bad character traits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Bonnie discover about herself after the hurricane and how does she resolve this issue by the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
How does the background of the author come into play in his creation of this novel?
Essay Topic 3
How is the political system mocked in the novel? Use specific examples to show the author's intent.
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