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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 color bathing suit did the man that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12 say he saw on the houseboat?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

2. In Chapter 13, what color has Malley died her hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

3. How much taller is Malley than Richard?
(a) 1/2 an inch.
(b) 1 1/2 inches.
(c) 2 1/2 inches.
(d) 2 inches.

4. Who does Malley tell her parents is driving them home in Chapter 20?
(a) Skink.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Cab driver.

5. When did a Spanish flotilla sail into Tampa Bay and pitch camp?
(a) 1542.
(b) 1514.
(c) 1528.
(d) 1539.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, where does Skink have tooth wounds?

2. What color is the houseboat the Richard sees at the end of Chapter 12?

3. How fast does Richard learn that a boar of the size that is chasing them in Chapter 19 can run?

4. What weapon does T.C. get out when Richard refuses to leave the boat in Chapter 15?

5. What does the man Richard hitches a ride with in Chapter 12 have in his boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Richard do in Saint Augustine that he had been keeping a secret?

2. Why will the houseboat engine not start in Chapter 17?

3. Why does Richard not think that he and Malley see an ivory-billed woodpecker in Chapter 18?

4. Why does Richard say that Hernando de Soto is responsible for the dilemma he and Malley find themselves in in Chapter 19?

5. What is the weather like shortly after Skink arrives on the houseboat in Chapter 16?

6. What happens when Tommy tries to gut a catfish?

7. Why does Richard say that his stepfather is not a total wimp?

8. Why does Tommy say he took Corporal Chock's name?

9. What does Richard sees when he first views the houseboat?

10. Where does Richard fall asleep at the beginning of Chapter 18?

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