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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 houseboat the Richard sees at the end of Chapter 12?

2. What is the man's name who Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 16, where does Skink have tooth wounds?

4. Who does Richard say is to blame for his dilemma in Chapter 19?

5. What is Online Talbo's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather like shortly after Skink arrives on the houseboat in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

6. Why do Richard and Malley start walking in Chapter 18?

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

8. What do Richard and Malley buy at a Tom Thumb store in Chapter 20?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Skink tells Richard he needs to pay for the skateboard he stole. What does Skink say about guilt when he tells Richard to pay for the skateboard? How has guilt been eating at Richard? How does making things right affect Richard?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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