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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 Mr. Haddy bring to Charlie that he doesn't want Allie to know about?
(a) A new boat.
(b) Tomatoes and corn.
(c) Spark plugs and oil.
(d) Allie's watch.

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

3. Where does Mother say she wants to walk to from Brewer's Lagoon?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Houston.
(c) Panama.
(d) Mexico.

4. What one piece of produce does Jerry want to eat but is denied by his father?
(a) A tomato.
(b) A carrot.
(c) A cucumber.
(d) A potato.

5. When Charlie states that the Honduran jungle looks desolate, what city does Allie say Charlie has never seen?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animals attack Allie?

2. Which member of the Fox family wants to go to Brewer's Lagoon with Mr. Haddy?

3. What do Charlie and Jerry build when they have to spend the night in the jungle?

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

5. What does Allie call his mosquito traps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Allie want to travel upstream?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Haddy come to visit Charlie?

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

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

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

8. Why is Jeronimo always full of people?

9. How does Allie feel about the Acre?

10. How does Emily try to help Charlie?

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