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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 21, what does Mickey hit that tips him and Jared out of the air boat?

2. In Chapter 17, when does Tuna say that she used to watch Derek's show?

3. What is for dessert in Chapter 14?

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

5. What do Tuna and Wahoo eat in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, who jumps from the helicopter instead of Derek, and what does he look like?

2. At the end of Chapter 15, how does Mickey remove the bat from Derek's tongue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The author uses comic relief in Chapters 21-24. What tense situations are occurring in Chapters 21-24? What are some situations that Derek gets into? How do Derek’s actions bring comic relief to scenes that are otherwise extremely tense?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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