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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. What is the length of the rubber seal that Allie asks for at the store?
(a) Six feet.
(b) Nine feet.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Eight feet.

2. What do the children call their camp?
(a) The Town.
(b) The Acre.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) Little Jeronimo.

3. Who asks Allie what ice is good for?
(a) Mrs. Kennywick.
(b) Mrs. Maywit.
(c) Leon Maywit.
(d) Drainy.

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

5. What is Charlie's new friend's favorite cereal?
(a) Raisin Bran.
(b) Cap'n Crunch.
(c) Frosted Flakes.
(d) Froot Loops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Allie call his ice plant?

2. What is the name of the girl Charlie befriends?

3. What Honduran town does the ship pull into?

4. What does Allie give to Mr. Torch?

5. What is the name of Allie's drink made from guavas and mangoes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Allie give for why he doesn't believe in God?

3. Why does Allie refuse to build the ice plant for Polski?

4. Why does Allie force Mr. Struss to leave his village?

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

6. What does Charlie tell his mother he is afraid of?

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

8. How does Allie react when Charlie refers to the migrant workers' home as the Monkey House?

9. With the ice plant complete, what does Allie dream of doing?

10. According to Allie, how does he come to work for Polski?

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