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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. What item of clothing do all the men in the Indian village wear?

2. What does the family live on while Allie is paralyzed?

3. What does Allie demand from the Indians after they tell him to leave?

4. Where do the Miskito clan ask the Foxes if they are going?

5. How long, after the rain starts in Laguna Miskita, does it take for the Foxes' garden to wash away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Emily try to help Charlie?

4. What do Mother and Allie argue about, and how do they resolve it?

5. How does Allie try to charm the Thurtles?

6. Describe the three men who come to Jeronimo.

7. Why is Jeronimo always full of people?

8. Explain how Allie dies.

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

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

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

Throughout the novel, Allie Fox is adamant about his hatred for "scavengers." What is his meaning when he uses this term? Who does he apply it to? How is his hatred for scavengers ironic?

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