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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 22, what is the name of the police sergeant who talks to Raven?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Mickey use to tickle the bat?

3. In Chapter 17, what is Tuna's father wearing when he comes to Stickler's souvenir shop?

4. In how many inches of water can an airboat like Link's float?

5. In Chapter 15, where does a bat bite Derek?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 18, what does Derek find to eat?

3. In Chapter 21, when does Mickey Cray remember having a gun pointed at him, and what happened?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 24, what does Jared find, and what does he think that his find means?

6. What is told about the Florida mastiff bat in Chapter 15?

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

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

9. In Chapter 17, how does Tuna's father find her?

10. In Chapter 14, how and why does Tuna learn the Latin names for creatures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, the author provides more thorough descriptions of some character than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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

The author uses foreshadowing to reveal to readers things that will happen later in the novel. In what ways does the author use foreshadowing? How does foreshadowing cause suspense and affect the plot in the novel?

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