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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. When Richard wakes Skink from a nightmare at the beginning of Chapter 11, what is hanging in Skink's beard?
(a) Worms.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) June bugs.
(d) Lizard.

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

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

4. What time of day does T.C. say that he and Malley will be married?
(a) Noon.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

5. How old is Tommy?
(a) 25.
(b) 23.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard have to eat when he is on the houseboat with Malley and T.C. in Chapter 14?

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

3. At the time that Richard stole something in Saint Augustine, how many afternoons a week was Richard working?

4. Where does Tommy say that Talbo Chock was buried?

5. What does Richard take with him for balance and defense when he goes to rescue Malley in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Richard's dad once say about evil?

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

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

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

6. What gear is lost with the canoe?

7. Why do Richard and Malley start walking in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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