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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) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

2. Where do the Miskito clan ask the Foxes if they are going?
(a) Moreno.
(b) Saguay.
(c) El Cerro.
(d) Guampu.

3. What number does Allie tell Charlie to count to after he lights the fire on the ice plant?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) One thousand.

4. How long, after the rain starts in Laguna Miskita, does it take for the Foxes' garden to wash away?
(a) Ten days.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does a boat owner ask Charlie for?

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

3. How long does Allie sleep the night the ice plant explodes?

4. How many days do the Foxes travel in the floating hut before they reach an inhabited Miskito village?

5. What song do the twins sing for the Miskito clan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jerry feel about his father in Laguna Miskita?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Explain how Allie dies.

9. Why does Allie make Jerry ride on the little boat behind the floating house?

10. Why does Allie want to travel upstream?

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