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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. How much time does Rave say that Wahoo can have to call his mother in Chapter 14?
2. What does Tuna's father get to drink at Stickler's souvenir shop in Chapter 17?
3. At the end of Chapter 13, how many guys does it take to fish Derek out of the water?
4. At the end of Chapter 15, how long does it rain?
5. In Chapter 13, how many times does the snake bite Derek?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 21, how does Derek feel after lightening hits his Helmet Cam?
2. What happens when Derek grabs the snake that Mickey caught for him and why?
3. In Chapter 16, who is Gerry Germaine and what is he like?
4. In Chapter 20, why does Wahoo decide not to try to flag down an air boat that is nearby them?
5. At the end of Chapter 24, what does Jared find, and what does he think that his find means?
6. At the end of Chapter 15, how does Mickey remove the bat from Derek's tongue?
7. How well are Tuna, Wahoo, and Derek able to bail the water out of the air boat?
8. In Chapter 32, what does Mickey try to get Jared to do and how does that work out?
9. In Chapter 18, what does Derek find to eat?
10. In Chapter 17, how does Tuna's father find her?
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
Tuna learns the scientific names of creatures. Why does Tuna learn the scientific names of creatures? In what way is learning the scientific names a coping mechanism for Tuna? What does her means of coping with her problems reveal about her and her character?
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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