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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 Online Talbo want Malley to eat?
2. In Chapter 13, what does Malley tell Richard that her name is?
3. In Chapter 16, where does Skink have tooth wounds?
4. How much taller is Malley than Richard?
5. What does Skink have crammed in his empty eye socket at the beginning of Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Richard fall asleep at the beginning of Chapter 18?
2. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?
3. Why do Richard and Malley start walking in Chapter 18?
4. What does Skink look like when he shows up on the houseboat in Chapter 16?
5. What happens when Richard climbs a tree to get away from the boar that is chasing him in Chapter 19?
6. What is the man like that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12?
7. What does Richard sees when he first views the houseboat?
8. Why does Richard say that his stepfather is not a total wimp?
9. What did Richard's dad once say about evil?
10. What is the weather like shortly after Skink arrives on the houseboat in Chapter 16?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters discover that their actions have consequences. What actions - especially for Richard and Malley - catch up to the characters? What consequences do they face because of their actions?
Essay Topic 2
Malley threatens to tell Richard’s mother about something he did. Why does she threaten to tell what Richard did, and why is Richard so concerned that Malley will tell his mother that he hesitates to share that Malley is missing? What does this reveal about both Malley and Richard's characters?
Essay Topic 3
Richard is conflicted over whether to tell his mother and Malley’s parents that she did not go to boarding school. Why is Richard conflicted over that decision, and why does he finally decide to tell? What does this reveal about his character?
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