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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. In Chapter 17, how does Richard say that he located T.C. and Malley?

3. What county are Richard and Malley in in Chapter 20 when Richard starts driving down Road 20?

4. What did Richard take in Saint Augustine?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Richard's dad once say about evil?

3. What gear is lost with the canoe?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Richard not think that he and Malley see an ivory-billed woodpecker in Chapter 18?

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

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

Clint Tyree is given the nickname Skink by his friend Tile. What is a skink, why is the nickname appropriate for Tyree. What does the name symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Richard refers to Skink as his grandfather several times. What type of relationship develops between Richard and Skink, and in what way does Skink serve as a grandfather to Richard?

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