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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Allie make his sons search for on the bottom of the river?
(a) The boat's propeller.
(b) Clover's toy.
(c) The sparkplugs for the boat.
(d) Allie's watch.

2. How many white men do Allie and his party see in the Indian village?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. Who ties Allie's hands behind his back?
(a) Mother.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Emily.

4. What does Allie set fire to in Chapter 29?
(a) The Spellgoods' plane.
(b) The Spellgoods' home.
(c) The Spellgoods' Land Cruiser.
(d) The church in Guampu.

5. What TV program does Emily suggest watching with her family at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) Wheel of Fortune.
(b) The Muppets.
(c) The Hulk.
(d) Star Trek.

6. Where on Allie's body does he get stung by a bee?
(a) His ear.
(b) His nose.
(c) His hand.
(d) His neck.

7. In Chapter 26, what does Allie say is a waste of tax dollars?
(a) The space program.
(b) The military.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Public schools.

8. The Indian who gives the Foxes produce also gives them what object?
(a) His gun.
(b) His boat.
(c) His flashlight.
(d) His knife.

9. Why does Charlie think Allie is driven to invent?
(a) He wants his family to respect him.
(b) He craves fame.
(c) He craves comfort.
(d) He is a perfectionist.

10. What are the Spellgoods eating when Charlie and Jerry see them through their window?
(a) Birthday cake.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Cookies.

11. What item does a boat owner ask Charlie for?
(a) Glue.
(b) Rope.
(c) A match.
(d) A knife.

12. Where do Charlie, Allie, and Jerry look for metal parts and tools?
(a) Buried in the jungle.
(b) In abandoned houses.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In the river.

13. What does Jerry begin to call his father?
(a) Farter.
(b) Dr. Fox.
(c) Allie.
(d) Fadder.

14. What sort of can does Charlie see floating in the river that reminds him of home?
(a) Sprite.
(b) Budweiser.
(c) Diet Pepsi.
(d) V8.

15. Where does Allie let the white men sleep?
(a) In Mr. Haddy's house.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In the Maywit's house.
(d) In the ice plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Allie receive from the Miskito clan for his chisel, toilet seat, and mirror?

2. Who leaves Jeronimo with a missionary on a motorboat?

3. Who is the only Fox that doesn't come down with the squitters?

4. Where do the Miskito clan ask the Foxes if they are going?

5. What motel does Allie sarcastically tell Jerry they will stay in?

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