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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 does Augustine tell Skink about how he views the way he feels about Bonnie?

2. What saves Jim's life?

3. What does Snapper beat Bonnie with?

4. What does Skink do with the money before he leaves Snapper for good?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Snapper finally get what he deserves?

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

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

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. Why does Skink get in the car with Snapper and take Bonnie along with him?

8. How does Bonnie react to Max now that he has been found?

9. How do Edie and Max wind up together?

10. How is Dennis Reedy naive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the laws of the land ignored during this time of crisis not only by the criminals but by the authorities as well?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Skink both lovable and hateful to the reader? Can the reader resolve this issue within himself? Why or why not? Does this make him a round, dynamic character? Does Skink change throughout the novel or does he stay true to himself?

Essay Topic 3

How is Avila's need to hold sacrificial ceremonies black humor? Note specific places in the novel that show this humor. What is the author trying to tell the reader through these rituals?

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