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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 did Richard take in Saint Augustine?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Online Talbo want Malley to eat?

3. Where does T.C. say that he and Malley are going to be married?

4. What type of tree does Richard climb when he is being chased by a wild boar in Chapter 19?

5. What does Richard have for breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

Malley threatens to tell Richard’s mother about something he did. Why does she threaten to tell what Richard did, and why is Richard so concerned that Malley will tell his mother that he hesitates to share that Malley is missing? What does this reveal about both Malley and Richard's characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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