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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) Victory.
(c) Sovereignty.
(d) Liberty.

2. What does Allie receive from the Miskito clan for his chisel, toilet seat, and mirror?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Food.
(c) A place to spend the night.
(d) Gasoline.

3. What does Allie put on as soon as he wakes up the morning after the ice plant explodes?
(a) His sunglasses.
(b) His sandals.
(c) His baseball cap.
(d) His belt.

4. What kind of animals attack Allie?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Jellyfish.
(d) Vultures.

5. According to Charlie, yautias are as tasty as what vegetable?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Peas.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Celery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ties Allie's hands behind his back?

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

3. How many baskets of produce does the Indian give to the Foxes?

4. Where on Allie's body has he been shot?

5. The ice that Allie is taking to the Indians melts to the size of what object?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Allie dies.

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

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

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

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

6. How does Allie try to charm the Thurtles?

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

8. Why does Charlie wish that something bad would happen at Jeronimo when he and his group return from over the mountains?

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

10. How does Mother treat the Indians who recognize the Spellgood's vehicle?

(see the answer keys)

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