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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Honduran town does the ship pull into?
(a) La Ceiba.
(b) Trujillo.
(c) Puerto Cortes.
(d) La Libertad.

2. What does Allie want Polski to do with his asparagus?
(a) Feed it to the farm animals.
(b) Give it to the workers.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Store it in the Worm Tub.

3. What does Charlie see that terrifies him in the field?
(a) A cross with a body on it.
(b) His father's invention is missing.
(c) Slaughtered animals.
(d) Men fighting.

4. What does the Worm Tub do?
(a) Makes plants grow faster.
(b) Dehydrates crops.
(c) Irrigates the field.
(d) Makes ice.

5. What crop does Polski need to store until he can sell it for a higher price?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Radishes.
(c) Shallots.
(d) Asparagus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seeds does Allie buy because they remind him of his hometown?

2. What does Allie call his ice plant?

3. What does Allie occasionally forget about his family?

4. Who expresses fear that something bad is going to happen to the family?

5. What piece of furniture sits smoldering at the entrance to Jeronimo?

(see the answer key)

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