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

2. Where does Allie attend college before dropping out?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

3. Who are the tall, white Indians that Mr. Maywit tells the Foxes about?
(a) Twahkas.
(b) Munchies.
(c) Zambus.
(d) Payas.

4. What language do the men in Fish Bucket speak?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Arabic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Allie call his ice plant?

2. What do the people of Jeronimo think that Allie is building when he is building his ice plant?

3. What is Gurney Spellgood's occupation?

4. What sick animal do the Foxes see in Seville when they deliver ice to the natives?

5. What treat do the twins want to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Allie feel about American public schools?

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

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

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

10. Why does Mr. Haddy's boat's motor catch on a rock?

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