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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bridge do Richard and Skink go to at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 10, where does Etta say she saw a young couple?

3. Where is a car salesman from who says he picked up a Sasquatch hitchhiking on the interstate?

4. What type of vehicle did Malley get into at the Orlando airport on the night she pretended to fly to New Hampshire?

5. How tall was Richard's dad?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Malley, who is Talbo Chock?

2. Who does Richard find out that Talbo Chock really was?

3. Why does Skink go diving in the river in Chapter 10?

4. How and where do turtles lay their eggs?

5. Who is Dodge Olney?

6. How does Skink get supper on the first day that he and Richard are traveling to find Malley in Chapter 6?

7. What happens when Richard is stopped by the Highway Patrol while he is driving in Chapter 9?

8. What does the man look like that Richard finds hiding in a sand mound in Chapter 1?

9. How do Skink and Richard get a boat in Chapter 10?

10. What does Skink do when the driver of a blue SUV tosses a beer can out his window in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deductive reasoning is used by Richard and Skink to find Malley. How do they use deductive reasoning, and how is that type of reasoning used to find Malley?

Essay Topic 2

Malley mentions the ivory-billed woodpecker in one of her phone conversations with Richard. Why is mentioning the bird important to the search for Malley, and what does the bird symbolize when it is seen?

Essay Topic 3

Richard loses contact with Skink and Mr. Tile. Why do those two men disappear? What does their disappearance reveal about the men and the types of lives they lead?

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