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

2. What color hair does Online Talbo have?

3. What has drained the battery on the houseboat in Chapter 17?

4. Where did Trent grow up?

5. Who wrote the lines of poetry that Tommy posted on Facebook to Malley, and that he claimed he wrote?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gear is lost with the canoe?

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

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

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

5. What is the man like that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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 and Richard have a strong relationship. How would you describe their relationship, and why did this relationship lead Richard to go looking for Malley?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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