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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. In Chapter 19, how big is the boar that chases Malley and Richard?
(a) 175 pounds.
(b) About 190 pounds.
(c) 250 pounds.
(d) At least 200 pounds.

2. Where does T.C. say that he and Malley are going to be married?
(a) Destin.
(b) Orlando.
(c) The Keys.
(d) Pensacola.

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

4. What type of plant matter is Skink covered in when he shows up at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Cladium sedge.
(b) Hydrilla weeds.
(c) Typha grass.
(d) Tape grass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what color are the leaves of the flowers behind Malley?

2. What does T.C. fire at in Chapter 15 when Richard refuses to leave the boat?

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

4. What song does Skink mention when he says he has never been married?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the man like that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12?

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

4. What does Skink look like when he shows up on the houseboat in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Malley say that Tommy got the houseboat?

10. What does Malley tell her parents when she calls them from a pay phone in Chapter 20?

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