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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Foxes board a ship in what city?
(a) Newport.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Stamford.
(d) Baltimore.

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

3. What game do the children play on the Gallery floor?
(a) Up Jenkins.
(b) Hot Potato.
(c) Forfeits.
(d) Charades.

4. What does Allie build for Mr. Haddy?
(a) A giant iceberg.
(b) A new motorboat.
(c) A sail for his boat.
(d) A raft made of wood.

5. What does Allie give to Mr. Torch?
(a) His hydraulic chair.
(b) His boarding pass for the ship.
(c) His truck.
(d) Seventy dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where the Fox family lives?

2. Who are the tall, white Indians that Mr. Maywit tells the Foxes about?

3. What does Drainy use to make toys out of wire hangers?

4. What animal does Allie say Ma Polski looks like?

5. What is the name of Mr. Haddy's small, wooden motorboat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Fox family rarely go out shopping at real stores?

2. Why does Allie refuse to buy the rubber seal at the hardware store?

3. Why does Allie make a giant iceberg?

4. Why is Allie highly critical of the migrant workers for leaving the jungle?

5. How does Captain Smalls describe life in Honduras to Charlie?

6. Describe what Charlie sees when he goes into the field near his house looking for Allie.

7. How does Allie feel about American public schools?

8. How does Allie come to own Jeronimo?

9. What do the Foxes find when they return to the Zambus with more ice?

10. What items do the Foxes buy when they go shopping in Chapter 6?

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