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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of animals attack Allie?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Jellyfish.
(d) Crabs.

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

4. Who is the only Fox that doesn't come down with the squitters?
(a) April.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Allie.

5. How long, after the rain starts in Laguna Miskita, does it take for the Foxes' garden to wash away?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Allie refer to the childrens' camp?

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

3. How long does Allie tell Mother that she can survive without water?

4. What are the Spellgoods eating when Charlie and Jerry see them through their window?

5. What motel does Allie sarcastically tell Jerry they will stay in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Allie dies.

2. How does Mother treat the Indians who recognize the Spellgood's vehicle?

3. How does Allie feel about the Acre?

4. On the way back to Jeronimo, what does Allie say happened with the Indians over the mountain?

5. What happens to the Foxes' garden and home after it starts raining?

6. Why does Charlie want to go to Guampu?

7. Why does Mother refuse to leave Guampu when Charlie gives her the keys to the Gurneys' vehicle?

8. What does Allie say happened to the U.S.?

9. Why does Allie make Jerry ride on the little boat behind the floating house?

10. Why does Mr. Haddy come to visit Charlie?

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