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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. Where does Mother want to go after Laguna Miskita floods?

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

3. How does Allie refer to the childrens' camp?

4. What does Allie ask Mother to make for the white men who enter Jeronimo?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Allie try to charm the Thurtles?

2. Why is Jeronimo always full of people?

3. What trade deal does Allie make with the Thurtles?

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

5. Why does Allie want to travel upstream?

6. Describe the three men who come to Jeronimo.

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Compare and contrast the Maywits and the Foxes. How are they alike, and how are they different? Explain the role of the Maywits in the novel. What purpose do they serve for the reader?

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