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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 does Richard have to eat when he is on the houseboat with Malley and T.C. in Chapter 14?
(a) Potato chips.
(b) Catfish
(c) Granola bars.
(d) Bread and peanut butter.

2. At the end of Chapter 17, where does the bullet graze Skink when Tommy fires after the houseboat hits something?
(a) Ear.
(b) Kneecap.
(c) Hip.
(d) Shoulder.

3. What color bracelets does Richard think he sees Malley wearing when he first sees her in Chapter 13?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gold.
(c) Pink.
(d) Silver.

4. How big of a bass does Richard catch from the houseboat in Chapter 14?
(a) Six pounds.
(b) Three pounds.
(c) Four pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

5. What type of woodpecker does Richard say that Malley sees in Chapter 18?
(a) Downy.
(b) Red-cockaded.
(c) Pileated.
(d) Ivory-billed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, when does T.C. say that he and Malley are getting married?

2. In Chapter 13, what color has Malley died her hair?

3. For how many years does Richard say that the Spanish forces tramped through the southeastern wilderness terrorizing, torturing, and enslaving the native Indians?

4. What does the houseboat hit in Chapter 17?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What gear is lost with the canoe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Tommy say about getting married to Malley?

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