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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 Skink bring Augustine and Bonnie for breakfast?

2. What does Avila admit to Ira about his inspections at the trailer park?

3. How does Edie open a bank account in Neria's name?

4. Why is Edie still afraid to cross Snapper when they are in the truck riding out of Miami?

5. What does Max want to see happen to Skink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How has Max decided to reclaim his wife?

4. What does Max learn about the legal system in Miami?

5. How does Avila's sacrificing backfire?

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

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

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

9. How does Avila show himself to be the coward that he is, and how does it lead him to his downfall?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is Max typical of a city dweller business executive? How is he not? How does his attitude affect the decisions that he makes? How do his decisions affect the lives of others?

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