View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how long does Gerry Germaine, the producer of Expedition Survival, want to spend looking for Derek?

2. In Chapter 23, where does Tuna say that she should have hidden at Walmart instead of going with Mickey and Wahoo?

3. In Chapter 20, what does Derek eat right before lightning strikes?

4. In Chapter 13, how long do the air boats travel before they stop at a pond?

5. In Chapter 17, where does Tuna's father say that she told him she was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is told about the Florida mastiff bat in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 22, what does Sergeant Ramirez tell Raven when he comes to talk to her?

3. At the end of Chapter 22, why will Derek not come down from the tree when Tuna and Wahoo ask him to do so?

4. In Chapter 17, how does Tuna's father find her?

5. How is Link doing by the end of Chapter 21 and what might be wrong with him?

6. In Chapter 15, how does Susan Cray know that Wahoo will call her?

7. In Chapter 19, how does Link get shot?

8. Why does one of the catering staff scream at the end of Chapter 15?

9. In Chapter 32, what does Mickey try to get Jared to do and how does that work out?

10. In Chapter 21, when does Mickey Cray remember having a gun pointed at him, and what happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Link seems like a rough character. How does Link appear to be on the surface? What does the author reveal about Link through interactions with other characters? How is Link a different person than what is revealed through first impressions?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Both Wahoo and Tuna sometimes have to act as the adults in the relationships with their fathers. How are Tuna and Wahoo examples of role reversal as relates to the usual parent/child relationship? What does this role reversal reveal about these characters and their maturity?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 962 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample