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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. The passage that Gurney Spellgood and Allie argue over is from which book of the bible?

2. What kind of bird grabs Charlie's fishing bait?

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

4. What is the length of the rubber seal that Allie asks for at the store?

5. What does Mr. Torch tell the Fox kids that Allie could do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Allie come to own Jeronimo?

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

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

5. What reason does Allie give for why he doesn't believe in God?

6. Why does Allie force Mr. Struss to leave his village?

7. What items do the Foxes buy when they go shopping in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Polski reject Allie's ice plant?

9. Describe what Charlie sees when he goes into the field near his house looking for Allie.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Allie begin to resemble Tiny Polski? Why is this resemblance significant? What does the resemblance say about Allie's reason for leaving the U.S.?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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