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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. Where does Richard say that Blake is going camping in Chapter 6?

2. What color lenses do the sunglasses have that Skink is wearing in Chapter 6?

3. What does Skink pour into the tank of an SUV whose owner threw a beer can on the highway in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 5, how long has it been since Trent sold a house?

5. What accent does Malley use for the voice recording on her phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesRichard not text Malley when he is waiting for her at the beach at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. When Richard catches up with Skink in Chapter 5, what does Skink want him to do?

3. Why does Skink go diving in the river in Chapter 10?

4. According to Malley, who is Talbo Chock?

5. What does Richard's mother do for a living?

6. When and where was the last known population of the ivory-billed woodpecker wiped out?

7. What does Richard carry for protection on the beach and why?

8. What happened during Marine Corporal Talbo Chock's funeral service?

9. What happens when Richard is stopped by the Highway Patrol while he is driving in Chapter 9?

10. How do Skink and Richard get a boat in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Skink makes an observation that “We are who we are.” How would you describe Richard and Skink’s character? How does their character and who they are influence decisions they make and things they do? In what ways are they who they are?

Essay Topic 2

Malley mentions the ivory-billed woodpecker in one of her phone conversations with Richard. Why is mentioning the bird important to the search for Malley, and what does the bird symbolize when it is seen?

Essay Topic 3

Malley threatens to tell Richard’s mother about something he did. Why does she threaten to tell what Richard did, and why is Richard so concerned that Malley will tell his mother that he hesitates to share that Malley is missing? What does this reveal about both Malley and Richard's characters?

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