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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 16, where does Skink have tooth wounds?
2. At the time that Richard stole something in Saint Augustine, how many afternoons a week was Richard working?
3. How fast can the man's boat go that Richard hitches a ride with in Chapter 12?
4. What type of tree does Richard climb when he is being chased by a wild boar in Chapter 19?
5. In Chapter 19, how big is the boar that chases Malley and Richard?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Tommy tries to gut a catfish?
2. What did Richard do in Saint Augustine that he had been keeping a secret?
3. How does Malley say that Tommy got the houseboat?
4. What does Malley tell her parents when she calls them from a pay phone in Chapter 20?
5. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?
6. What did Richard's dad once say about evil?
7. What do Richard and Malley buy at a Tom Thumb store in Chapter 20?
8. What is the weather like shortly after Skink arrives on the houseboat in Chapter 16?
9. Why do Richard and Malley start walking in Chapter 18?
10. How did Tommy's nose get hurt, and how does he say it got hurt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
The title of the book is Skink—No Surrender. What is the meaning of the title? How is the meaning of the title revealed throughout the novel?
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