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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. What color is the Bigfoot that is chasing Richard in a dream in Chapter 18?
2. At the time that Richard stole something in Saint Augustine, how many afternoons a week was Richard working?
3. What was the name of the beagle-setter mix dog that Richard's family once had?
4. How old is Tommy?
5. What does the man Richard hitches a ride with in Chapter 12 have in his boat?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tommy say he took Corporal Chock's name?
2. What does Malley tell her parents when she calls them from a pay phone in Chapter 20?
3. Why does Richard not think that he and Malley see an ivory-billed woodpecker in Chapter 18?
4. How did Tommy's nose get hurt, and how does he say it got hurt?
5. What does Skink look like when he shows up on the houseboat in Chapter 16?
6. What did Richard do in Saint Augustine that he had been keeping a secret?
7. What happens when Richard climbs a tree to get away from the boar that is chasing him in Chapter 19?
8. Where does Richard fall asleep at the beginning of Chapter 18?
9. What does Tommy say about getting married to Malley?
10. Why will the houseboat engine not start in Chapter 17?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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