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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 has drained the battery on the houseboat in Chapter 17?
(a) Water pump.
(b) Bilge pump.
(c) Lights.
(d) Heat.

2. What type of shoes is Richard wearing in Chapter 19?
(a) New Balance.
(b) Saucony.
(c) Nikes.
(d) Reeboks.

3. Where does the man that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12 say that the houseboat is anchored near?
(a) Moss oaks.
(b) Black gum.
(c) Tupelo.
(d) Cypress.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Richard say is to blame for his dilemma in Chapter 19?

3. How does Malley say that Richard tracked them down in Chapter 17?

4. What does Skink say that he flosses his teeth with?

5. In Richard's dream at the beginning of Chapter 18, where is a Bigfoot chasing him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What gear is lost with the canoe?

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

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

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