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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 11, what is the name of the driver of the air boat?

2. When had alligators been slaughtered to the brink of extinction through the southeastern United States?

3. In Chapter 3, what is Wahoo's older sister Julie doing?

4. In Chapter 10, how many aspirins does Mickey take after they have been on the road for ten minutes?

5. In Chapter 6, how old was Mickey when he found Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why does Mickey laugh when the air boat stops and points out a bull gator?

2. Who is the guy that runs the souvenir shop where Expedition Survival has their base and what is known about him?

3. What is Derek looking forward to at the end of Chapter 12?

4. Why, in Chapter 11, is Expedition Survival using Stickler's Jungle Outpost and Juice Bar for their base?

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

6. How did Derek Badger become the star of Expedition Survival?

7. In Chapter 1, how does Wahoo remember losing a thumb?

8. In Chapter 1, who was Mickey's son named after and how does he feel about the name?

9. In Chapter 1, what happened to put Mickey Cray out of work?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters react in different ways when they learn that Tuna is being abused. What are the reactions of various characters when they learn that Tuna is abused by her father? What do the reactions of these characters reveal about them and the type of people they are?

Essay Topic 2

Both Wahoo and Tuna sometimes have to act as the adults in the relationships with their fathers. How are Tuna and Wahoo examples of role reversal as relates to the usual parent/child relationship? What does this role reversal reveal about these characters and their maturity?

Essay Topic 3

Especially at the end of the book, the author uses suspense to keep readers guessing what will happen next. What literary devices does the author use to create suspense? What type of atmosphere is created through the use of suspense?

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