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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. How many people does it take to operate Allie's mechanical pump?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

2. 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.

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

4. How long does Allie tell Mother that she can survive without water?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three days.

5. What animal does Mr. Haddy warn Allie about at the end of Chapter 21?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Pumas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Indian who gives the Foxes produce also gives them what object?

3. Who is the only person who doesn't go along with Allie's lie that his delivery of ice to the Indians was a success?

4. What does Mr. Haddy use to start a fire?

5. What Indian language does Gurney Spellgood shout in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the three men who come to Jeronimo.

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

4. Why does Allie want to travel upstream?

5. On the way back to Jeronimo, what does Allie say happened with the Indians over the mountain?

6. Explain how Allie dies.

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

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

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

10. Why don't the Foxes mourn Allie's death?

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