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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 invention of Allie's does Polski accidentally sit on when he arrives in their home?
(a) Air conditioner.
(b) Heater.
(c) Foot massager.
(d) Ice box.

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

3. What is Gurney Spellgood's occupation?
(a) Priest.
(b) Missionary.
(c) Writer.
(d) Teacher.

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

5. What does the woman selling oranges have on her shoulder?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A ferret.
(c) A cockatoo.
(d) A monkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Charlie that life in Honduras is easy?

2. When does Polski visit Allie to ask him to refrigerate the barn?

3. What pet do the Foxes leave behind?

4. What does Charlie use as fishing bait in an attempt to impress his new female friend?

5. What do Charlie and Allie find in the Polskis' cold storage room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Allie feel about American public schools?

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

3. How does Charlie find out where his family is headed on the Unicorn?

4. Why does Polski reject Allie's ice plant?

5. Why does Allie make a giant iceberg?

6. How does Allie show the Honduran natives that they shouldn't be afraid of his ice plant?

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

8. What is Allie's work ethic for himself and his crew?

9. Describe the condition that the Foxes leave their house in when they depart for the shore.

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

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