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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 color bathing suit did the man that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12 say he saw on the houseboat?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Online Talbo want Malley to eat?

3. What county are Richard and Malley in in Chapter 20 when Richard starts driving down Road 20?

4. What is Online Talbo's real name?

5. Where does the man that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12 say that the houseboat is anchored near?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malley tell her parents when she calls them from a pay phone in Chapter 20?

2. Why will the houseboat engine not start in Chapter 17?

3. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?

4. Why does Richard not think that he and Malley see an ivory-billed woodpecker in Chapter 18?

5. Why does Richard say that his stepfather is not a total wimp?

6. What gear is lost with the canoe?

7. Why does Richard not use bug repellant in Chapter 12?

8. How does Malley say that Tommy got the houseboat?

9. Why do Richard and Malley start walking in Chapter 18?

10. Why does Richard say that Hernando de Soto is responsible for the dilemma he and Malley find themselves in in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard refers to Skink as his grandfather several times. What type of relationship develops between Richard and Skink, and in what way does Skink serve as a grandfather to Richard?

Essay Topic 2

Malley and Richard have a strong relationship. How would you describe their relationship, and why did this relationship lead Richard to go looking for Malley?

Essay Topic 3

Richard discovers a lot about himself through his journey in the novel. What does Richard learn about himself, and how does that help him to grow and mature?

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