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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 does the family live on while Allie is paralyzed?
(a) Turtle eggs.
(b) Coconuts.
(c) Berry juice.
(d) Nuts.

2. Who refuses to leave Allie behind at Guampu?
(a) Clover.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Mother.
(d) April.

3. How many days does Allie force Jerry and Charlie to ride in the dugout behind the boat?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

4. What is the name of the Miskito clan that the Foxes meet while traveling in their floating hut?
(a) Billingham.
(b) Owens.
(c) Thurtle.
(d) Runham.

5. What does Allie say is the worst thing you can put in your mouth?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) White sugar.
(d) Table salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Allie's death news to the people on the beach?

2. What does Mr. Haddy bring to Charlie that he doesn't want Allie to know about?

3. Where do Charlie, Allie, and Jerry look for metal parts and tools?

4. When the white men show up in Jeronimo, what do they have with them?

5. What is the name of the Zambu that the Foxes meet in Brewer's Lagoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jeronimo always full of people?

2. Why does Mother refuse to leave Guampu when Charlie gives her the keys to the Gurneys' vehicle?

3. What does Allie say happened to the U.S.?

4. How do Charlie and Jerry trap their father?

5. How does Allie react when Charlie tells him about a natural insect repellent?

6. How does a Miskito Indian help the Fox family when they are on their way to the sea?

7. Why does Charlie want to go to Guampu?

8. Why does Mother think that Allie is driven to invent?

9. How does Allie recall the situation with the three men who died in Jeronimo?

10. What happens to the Foxes' garden and home after it starts raining?

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