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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Allie make Jerry swim to the bottom of the river in search of something?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. What are the Spellgoods eating when Charlie and Jerry see them through their window?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Birthday cake.

3. What does Mr. Haddy say became of the U.S. when talking to Charlie?
(a) That it is under a dictator now.
(b) That there is a nuclear war going on.
(c) That it flooded.
(d) That everything is fine.

4. How far do the Foxes drive in the vehicle they steal from the Spellgoods?
(a) Thirty-six miles.
(b) Twenty-two miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Twenty-eight miles.

5. What TV program does Emily suggest watching with her family at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) The Hulk.
(b) Star Trek.
(c) The Muppets.
(d) Wheel of Fortune.

6. Who says, "We don't have any locks in Jeronimo"?
(a) Mother.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Mr. Haddy.

7. How long does it take the Foxes to get from the Miskito village to Guampu?
(a) A week.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five days.

8. In Chapter 26, what does Allie say is a waste of tax dollars?
(a) Welfare.
(b) The space program.
(c) The military.
(d) Public schools.

9. Where does Allie let the white men sleep?
(a) In Mr. Haddy's house.
(b) In the ice plant.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In the Maywit's house.

10. What motel does Allie sarcastically tell Jerry they will stay in?
(a) Motel 6.
(b) Holiday Inn.
(c) Comfort Inn.
(d) Red Roof Inn.

11. Why is Allie's death news to the people on the beach?
(a) He is not very old.
(b) He has four children.
(c) He is white.
(d) He is American.

12. Where is Allie buried?
(a) With turtle eggs at the beach.
(b) In a graveyard in Honduras.
(c) In a graveyard in Massachusetts.
(d) At sea.

13. Who leaves Jeronimo with a missionary on a motorboat?
(a) Mrs. Kennywick.
(b) The twins.
(c) Mr. Haddy.
(d) The Maywits.

14. How many days do the Foxes travel in the floating hut before they reach an inhabited Miskito village?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirteen.

15. When the white men show up in Jeronimo, what do they have with them?
(a) Ice.
(b) Food.
(c) Guns.
(d) Metal scraps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of clothing do all the men in the Indian village wear?

2. What number does Allie tell Charlie to count to after he lights the fire on the ice plant?

3. How many days does Allie force Jerry and Charlie to ride in the dugout behind the boat?

4. What does Allie put on as soon as he wakes up the morning after the ice plant explodes?

5. What does Allie ask Mother to make for the white men who enter Jeronimo?

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