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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 Allie name his floating hut?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Sovereignty.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Victory.

2. What does Allie make his sons search for on the bottom of the river?
(a) The boat's propeller.
(b) Allie's watch.
(c) The sparkplugs for the boat.
(d) Clover's toy.

3. The Indian who gives the Foxes produce also gives them what object?
(a) His flashlight.
(b) His gun.
(c) His boat.
(d) His knife.

4. Why is Allie's death news to the people on the beach?
(a) He is white.
(b) He is not very old.
(c) He is American.
(d) He has four children.

5. What item does a boat owner ask Charlie for?
(a) A knife.
(b) A match.
(c) Glue.
(d) Rope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What motel does Allie sarcastically tell Jerry they will stay in?

3. What animals are on board the boat with the Foxes when they head back to civilization?

4. Who is the only Fox that doesn't come down with the squitters?

5. What does Allie put on as soon as he wakes up the morning after the ice plant explodes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie want to go to Guampu?

2. Explain how Allie dies.

3. Why is Jeronimo always full of people?

4. Why does Allie want to travel upstream?

5. Describe the three men who come to Jeronimo.

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

7. Why does Allie give three white men directions to Jeronimo?

8. What trade deal does Allie make with the Thurtles?

9. How does the ice cube that is meant for the Indians over the mountain get broken?

10. How do the three men who come to Jeronimo die?

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