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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clint Tyree have in his beard?
(a) Beads.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Turkey vulture beaks.

2. What type of fish does Skink think they hear splash by the bridge pilings in Chapter 10?
(a) Sturgeon.
(b) Crappie.
(c) Shad.
(d) Bass.

3. What does Skink pour into the tank of an SUV whose owner threw a beer can on the highway in Chapter 7?
(a) Six-pack.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Water.

4. When did Richard's mother marry Trent?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) May.
(d) April.

5. Where does Richard say that Blake is going camping in Chapter 6?
(a) Ocala.
(b) Kissimmee.
(c) Lakeland.
(d) Crystal River.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big of an award do Richard's mother and his Uncle Dan offer for information about Malley?

2. How often does Malley's dad take away her cell phone for punishment?

3. How tall is the man that Richard finds hiding in a sand pile in Chapter 1?

4. What year is the car that the fake Talbo Chock stole and used to pick up Malley?

5. How many miles does Clint Tyree say that he has walked from Lauderdale on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Skink and Richard get a boat in Chapter 10?

2. When Richard catches up with Skink in Chapter 5, what does Skink want him to do?

3. How does Skink hurt his right foot in Chapter 8?

4. What has Malley told Richard about the boarding school where her parents are sending her?

5. Who is Dodge Olney?

6. What do the police discover when they start looking for Malley in Chapter 4?

7. According to Malley, who is Talbo Chock?

8. What does the man look like that Richard finds hiding in a sand mound in Chapter 1?

9. How did Skink lose his left eye?

10. When and where was the last known population of the ivory-billed woodpecker wiped out?

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