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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. In Chapter 13, what does Malley tell Richard that her name is?

2. How many pigs did the Spanish explorers have when they landed in Florida in the 1500s?

3. In Chapter 13, what does the man Richard hitches a boat ride with say that his cargo is worth?

4. What is Online Talbo's real name?

5. How large has T.C.'s hand swollen by the end of Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Skink look like when he shows up on the houseboat in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Richard not use bug repellant in Chapter 12?

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

10. What gear is lost with the canoe?

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

Richard believes that Tommy is evil. What types of things does Tommy do in the novel that might be described as evil? What becomes known about his past activities? Why would Tommy have been considered evil by Richard or anyone else in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Malley and Richard have a strong relationship. How would you describe their relationship, and why did this relationship lead Richard to go looking for Malley?

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