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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 Snapper beat Bonnie with?

2. Who calls Tony's house in Chapter 15?

3. What does Fred do with the two dachshunds?

4. By what mode of transportation do Max and Skink make their way to the meeting place of Bonnie?

5. How is Avila saved from the crucifixion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't Skink and Augustine storm Tony's house now that they have found it?

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

4. How does Avila's sacrificing backfire?

5. How does Avila come to believe even more deeply in the Chango?

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

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 tension build in the ride in the Jeep on the way to The Keys?

9. How do Edie and Max wind up together?

10. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the internal conflicts of Augustine, Snapper, Edie and Skink? Are they ever resolved?

Essay Topic 2

What does Carl Hiassen attempt to teach through his use of black humor? Is the lesson one that we should all listen to or does the black humor make it a farcical moral not worth listening to?

Essay Topic 3

How does Augustine's childhood affect who he is and the decisions he makes as an adult? How does Snapper's childhood affect who he is and the decisions he makes as an adult? What about other characters in the novel? Were backgrounds of others introduced to the reader ?

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