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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 is the Bigfoot wearing that is chasing Richard in a dream in Chapter 18?

2. In Chapter 13, what does the man Richard hitches a boat ride with say that his cargo is worth?

3. How much heavier is Online Talbo than Richard?

4. What type of shoes is Richard wearing in Chapter 19?

5. What is Online Talbo's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What gear is lost with the canoe?

4. Where does Richard fall asleep at the beginning of Chapter 18?

5. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?

6. How did Tommy's nose get hurt, and how does he say it got hurt?

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

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

9. What did Richard do in Saint Augustine that he had been keeping a secret?

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

Although Malley is fresh from her ordeal, she decides to help Richard find Skink. Why do both Malley and Richard feel obligated to find Skink? In what way do they feel obligated to look for him? What do they have to overcome internally and externally to find him?

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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