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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. In Chapter 12, what do Wahoo Tuna, and Mickey eat for dinner?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where do Wahoo and his father go to stock up for their trip?

3. In Chapter 3, what is Derek Badger's real name?

4. In Chapter 12, how long is the yacht that Derek has purchased?

5. How much does Raven give Sickler to rent his three airboats?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wahoo get Beulah the python to let go of his father?

2. How is Derek rescued when he stirs up Alice during a scene in Chapter 7?

3. At the end of Chapter 10, where is Derek staying and how will he get back and forth for the filming?

4. Why does Mickey tell Derek and the crew to leave in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, why does Raven Stark think about her salary?

6. Why can the Cray family not go on vacations?

7. In Chapter 12, how is dinner being served to the crew of Expedition Survival, and what will they eat?

8. Why are there hordes of wild iguanas in South Florida?

9. What happens in an episode of Expedition Survival that Mickey and Wahoo watch at the end of Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 8, how does Derek persuade Mickey to guide him into the Everglades?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. How does the point of view influence the story? How does the author’s choice to use an omniscient narrator determine how characters are viewed?

Essay Topic 2

Wahoo and his father have a close relationship. How would you describe the relationship between Mickey and Wahoo? How does their relationship help them cope with the problems they face in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Wahoo comes of age in the novel. What circumstances and situations help Wahoo grow and mature? In what ways is Wahoo more mature at the end of the novel than the beginning?

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