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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 TV program does Emily suggest watching with her family at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) Star Trek.
(b) Wheel of Fortune.
(c) The Muppets.
(d) The Hulk.

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

3. How many baskets of produce does the Indian give to the Foxes?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What does Allie demand from the Indians after they tell him to leave?
(a) A place to sleep.
(b) Praise.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Food.

5. How many white men do Allie and his party see in the Indian village?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far do the Foxes drive in the vehicle they steal from the Spellgoods?

2. How long does Allie tell Mother that she can survive without water?

3. Where on Allie's body does he get stung by a bee?

4. How many times does Allie make Jerry swim to the bottom of the river in search of something?

5. When Charlie states that the Honduran jungle looks desolate, what city does Allie say Charlie has never seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the three men who come to Jeronimo.

2. Why does Mr. Haddy come to Cabo Gracias?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain how Allie dies.

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

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