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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. How many bottles of water do Richard and Skink bring on their canoe trip in Chapter 10?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

2. What does Trent do for a living?
(a) School teacher.
(b) Truck driver.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Real estate agent.

3. When does Skink say that he saw an ivory-billed woodpecker?
(a) March 3, 2008.
(b) February 23, 2006.
(c) July 12, 2010.
(d) April 17, 2009.

4. How long does Richard wait for Malley at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) 30 minutes.

5. How often does Malley's dad take away her cell phone for punishment?
(a) One to Two times a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Three to four times a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction do Skink and Richard head as they drive to look for Malley in Chapter 6?

2. What does Richard's mother have him carry for protection after dark?

3. What island does Richard go to in Chapter 5 after his mother leaves to see his brothers?

4. In Chapter 1, how many times has Dodge Olney been arrested for robbing loggerhead nests?

5. Where was Skink bitten by a coral snake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard pack to take on his trip with Skink in Chapter 6?

2. How does Skink get supper on the first day that he and Richard are traveling to find Malley in Chapter 6?

3. According to Malley, who is Talbo Chock?

4. How did Skink lose his left eye?

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

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

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

8. What does Richard carry for protection on the beach and why?

9. Why doesRichard not text Malley when he is waiting for her at the beach at the beginning of Chapter 1?

10. What do Richard's mom and his Uncle Dan do as an effort to get information about Malley's whereabouts?

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