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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 gift do the migrant workers bring to Allie?
(a) A machete.
(b) Fruit.
(c) A hammer.
(d) Ice.

2. What does Mr. Torch tell the Fox kids that Allie could do for a living?
(a) Be a ship captain.
(b) Be a preacher.
(c) Be a school teacher.
(d) Be a businessman.

3. What does Charlie use as fishing bait in an attempt to impress his new female friend?
(a) A piece of bacon rind.
(b) A piece of chocolate.
(c) A chicken bone.
(d) A saltine cracker.

4. How long do the Foxes and the other residents of Jeronimo work before they get a day off?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Eight weeks.

5. What is the name of the girl Charlie befriends?
(a) Emily.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Annie.
(d) Cassie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the twins?

2. The Foxes board a ship in what city?

3. What is the real last name of the Maywits?

4. Where does Charlie's new friend go to school?

5. Mr. Haddy thinks the Foxes' new neighbors' last name is probably what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allie do to become a hero aboard the Unicorn?

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

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

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

5. Describe what Jeronimo looks like when the Foxes first arrive.

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

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

8. Why do the migrant workers visit the Foxes after dinner in Chapter 7?

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

10. How does Allie come to realize that the Zambu Indians have met missionaries before?

(see the answer keys)

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