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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 wrote the lines of poetry that Tommy posted on Facebook to Malley, and that he claimed he wrote?
(a) Cowper.
(b) Browning.
(c) Tennyson.
(d) Wordsworth.

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

3. What does the man Richard hitches a ride with in Chapter 12 have in his boat?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Bass.
(c) Shad.
(d) Gar.

4. How large has T.C.'s hand swollen by the end of Chapter 15?
(a) As big as a melon.
(b) As big as a balloon.
(c) As big as a softball.
(d) As big as a basketball.

5. What song does Skink mention when he says he has never been married?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Heart of Gold.
(c) Somebody to Love.
(d) Crazy on You.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Richard say he saw a man run from on the sixteenth fairway of the golf course?

2. What is the name of the man who rents Richard a Pathfinder fishing boat in Chapter 20?

3. What does Richard pay a man to give him a ride in his boat in Chapter 12?

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

5. How much heavier is Online Talbo than Richard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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