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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 Allie let the white men sleep?

2. What item does a boat owner ask Charlie for?

3. What animal does Mr. Haddy warn Allie about at the end of Chapter 21?

4. What does Allie receive from the Miskito clan for his chisel, toilet seat, and mirror?

5. Where on Allie's body has he been shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Charlie and Jerry trap their father?

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

3. Explain how Allie dies.

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

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

6. Why does Allie want to travel upstream?

7. Why does Mr. Haddy come to Cabo Gracias?

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

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

10. How does the ice cube that is meant for the Indians over the mountain get broken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the use of religion in "The Mosquito Coast." Choose three events from the novel that deal with religion and explain their significance. What do you think Theroux is saying about religion?

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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