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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. In Chapter 3, what accent does Derek pretend to have?

2. When had alligators been slaughtered to the brink of extinction through the southeastern United States?

3. In Chapter 5, where does Raven remember that Derek decided to play snake charmer with a cobra?

4. In Chapter 3, how many chickens is Wahoo to feed Beulah?

5. In Chapter 6, how old was Mickey when he found Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wahoo get Beulah the python to let go of his father?

2. What is Derek looking forward to at the end of Chapter 12?

3. At the end of Chapter 10, where is Derek staying and how will he get back and forth for the filming?

4. How is Derek rescued when he stirs up Alice during a scene in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Tuna know about animals?

6. In Chapter 1, where does Wahoo's mother go and why?

7. In Chapter 6, how does Derek eat off camera during the filming of a show?

8. Why, in Chapter 11, is Expedition Survival using Stickler's Jungle Outpost and Juice Bar for their base?

9. In Chapter 9, what happens to film that records blunders that Derek makes?

10. In Chapter 11, why does Wahoo throw a satchel at the control deck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wahoo and his father have a close relationship. How would you describe the relationship between Mickey and Wahoo? How does their relationship help them cope with the problems they face in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Derek, Wahoo, Mickey, Tuna, and Link struggle to survive against different forces. What weaknesses does Derek have that affect his struggle to survive? What do Wahoo, Mickey, Tuna, and Link have to struggle with to survive? How is the struggle to survive strong in these characters? How does the struggle to survive influence their actions?

Essay Topic 3

Characters react in different ways when they learn that Tuna is being abused. What are the reactions of various characters when they learn that Tuna is abused by her father? What do the reactions of these characters reveal about them and the type of people they are?

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