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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) July.

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

3. What does Allie want to tap with a well?
(a) Hydrothermal energy.
(b) Oil.
(c) Geothermal energy.
(d) Water.

4. How many acres of land does Allie buy from Weerwilly?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

5. Who does Allie say is the bravest person in their group?
(a) Mother.
(b) Mr. Haddy.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Charlie.

6. The Spellgoods are met by choir girls wearing what color?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

7. What does Allie leave for the migrant workers?
(a) A stove.
(b) Cash.
(c) Food.
(d) His Worm Tub.

8. What do the Foxes take to the Zambu?
(a) Wood.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Ice.
(d) Water.

9. What is the worst invention Allie can think of?
(a) Aerosol cheese.
(b) Hot-air hand dryers.
(c) Guns.
(d) Balloons.

10. What are all of Allie's inventions inspired by?
(a) Plants.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The solar system.
(d) The human body.

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

12. What is the real last name of the Maywits?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Roper.
(c) Sanders.
(d) Boyle.

13. What is the name of Mr. Haddy's small, wooden motorboat?
(a) Tosco.
(b) Little Haddy.
(c) Little Jeronimo.
(d) Big Lucy.

14. What does Allie tell Mother that he wants?
(a) More money.
(b) Elbow room.
(c) A new job.
(d) Time to think.

15. What does Charlie use as fishing bait in an attempt to impress his new female friend?
(a) A piece of chocolate.
(b) A piece of bacon rind.
(c) A saltine cracker.
(d) A chicken bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Charlie's new friend go to school?

2. What invention of Allie's does Polski accidentally sit on when he arrives in their home?

3. What does Allie want Polski to do with his asparagus?

4. What is the name of the boat the Foxes sail on?

5. About what time does Charlie take an envelope to Polski?

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