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

2. How much was the item worth that Richard took in Saint Augustine?
(a) $150.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $200.

3. What does the houseboat hit in Chapter 17?
(a) Alligator.
(b) Tree stump.
(c) Sand bar.
(d) Beaver dam.

4. In Chapter 11, what does Richard say he saw a man run from on the sixteenth fairway of the golf course?
(a) Crow.
(b) Opossum.
(c) Bat.
(d) Squirrel.

5. What is the man's name who Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12?
(a) Nickel.
(b) Bud.
(c) Bob.
(d) Pickle.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time that Richard stole an item in Saint Augustine, where was Richard working?

2. What was the name of the beagle-setter mix dog that Richard's family once had?

3. Where does Skink guess that Richard hid the item he stole in Saint Augustine?

4. When did a Spanish flotilla sail into Tampa Bay and pitch camp?

5. What color is the Bigfoot that is chasing Richard in a dream in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gear is lost with the canoe?

2. Why does Nickle kill and transport gar in his boat?

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

4. How did Tommy's nose get hurt, and how does he say it got hurt?

5. What do Richard and Malley buy at a Tom Thumb store in Chapter 20?

6. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?

7. What happens when Richard climbs a tree to get away from the boar that is chasing him in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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