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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 15, where is Tuna's mother?

2. In Chapter 17, how many different species of mosquitoes does Tuna say are in the Everglades?

3. In Chapter 22, what type of tree does Derek try to climb when he sees Tuna and Wahoo?

4. In Chapter 15, who does Tuna say that the air boat driver thought socked her?

5. What does Mickey call the snake he catches in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how does Susan Cray know that Wahoo will call her?

2. At the end of Chapter 22, why will Derek not come down from the tree when Tuna and Wahoo ask him to do so?

3. In Chapter 16, who is Gerry Germaine and what is he like?

4. What does Tuna say about Link, the air boat driver, and his sister?

5. In Chapter 16, what do Wahoo and his father think happened to Derek?

6. What happens when Derek grabs the snake that Mickey caught for him and why?

7. In Chapter 21, how does Derek feel after lightening hits his Helmet Cam?

8. In Chapter 22, what does Sergeant Ramirez tell Raven when he comes to talk to her?

9. In Chapter 24, what does Gerry Germaine think about the publicity surrounding Derek's predicament?

10. In Chapter 13, what is the ride like in the air boats, and what does the place look like where they will be filming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Derek, Wahoo, Mickey, Tuna, and Link struggle to survive against different forces. What weaknesses does Derek have that affect his struggle to survive? What do Wahoo, Mickey, Tuna, and Link have to struggle with to survive? How is the struggle to survive strong in these characters? How does the struggle to survive influence their actions?

Essay Topic 2

Tuna is a fan of Expedition Survival. What does Tuna think about the show and Derek at the beginning of the book? How and why does she become disillusioned with Derek and the show?

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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