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

2. Who is the only Fox that doesn't come down with the squitters?

3. Who refuses to leave Allie behind at Guampu?

4. On their way to the sea the Foxes meet an Indian from what group?

5. What location is Allie talking about when he is telling his party about dirty silverware and bad meals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Allie dies.

2. How does a Miskito Indian help the Fox family when they are on their way to the sea?

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

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

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

6. How does Allie react when Charlie tells him about a natural insect repellent?

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

8. How does Emily try to help Charlie?

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

10. Why does Charlie want to go to Guampu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the minor character Emily Spellgood. What is her role in the novel? What does she represent for Charlie?

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

Allie Fox is often kinder to strangers than he is to his own family. Cite two examples of this and explain what it says about his nature. Does he seem to love his family, despite his actions? Explain your answer.

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