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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 type of woodpecker does Richard say that Malley sees in Chapter 18?

2. When Richard wakes Skink from a nightmare at the beginning of Chapter 11, what is hanging in Skink's beard?

3. How fast can the man's boat go that Richard hitches a ride with in Chapter 12?

4. What color is the houseboat the Richard sees at the end of Chapter 12?

5. How much was the item worth that Richard took in Saint Augustine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malley say that Tommy got the houseboat?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Malley tell her parents when she calls them from a pay phone in Chapter 20?

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

8. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?

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

10. What happens when Tommy tries to gut a catfish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Skink makes an observation that “We are who we are.” How would you describe Richard and Skink’s character? How does their character and who they are influence decisions they make and things they do? In what ways are they who they are?

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

Richard is conflicted over whether to tell his mother and Malley’s parents that she did not go to boarding school. Why is Richard conflicted over that decision, and why does he finally decide to tell? What does this reveal about his character?

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