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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 are all of Allie's inventions inspired by?
(a) The human body.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The solar system.
(d) Plants.

2. Where do the Foxes live before moving to Massachusetts?
(a) Maine.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Connecticut.

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

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

5. What does Allie refer to as "Buzz Palace"?
(a) A mental institution.
(b) Polski's house.
(c) A church.
(d) The zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the second hotel the Foxes stay in?

2. Who does Allie say is the bravest person in their group?

3. The Spellgoods are met by choir girls wearing what color?

4. Which of Allie's fingers has been partially amputated?

5. What does Charlie call the house where the migrant workers live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the Foxes spend their first day off from work in six weeks?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Allie come to own Jeronimo?

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