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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what River does Allie take the family on the way to Jeronimo?

2. What do the natives in Seville begin to worship?

3. What is wabool?

4. What piece of furniture sits smoldering at the entrance to Jeronimo?

5. What crop does Polski need to store until he can sell it for a higher price?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the migrant workers visit the Foxes after dinner in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Allie refuse to buy the rubber seal at the hardware store?

3. With the ice plant complete, what does Allie dream of doing?

4. How does Allie show the Honduran natives that they shouldn't be afraid of his ice plant?

5. How does Allie react when Charlie refers to the migrant workers' home as the Monkey House?

6. Describe what Jeronimo looks like when the Foxes first arrive.

7. What does Allie do to become a hero aboard the Unicorn?

8. How does Captain Smalls describe life in Honduras to Charlie?

9. How do the Foxes spend their first day off from work in six weeks?

10. Why is Allie highly critical of the migrant workers for leaving the jungle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the Foxes similar to the missionaries who frequent Honduras? How are they different? Are they also like the strangers with guns? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the gruesomeness of Allie's death. Why does Theroux have his main character die in such a grotesque manner? Why does he die with so little dignity? What is the significance of the vultures?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of ice in the novel? What does it represent for Allie and for the people of Honduras? How does ice drive the plot of the novel?

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