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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 13, what does Tuna trade headache pills for?

2. How much time does Rave say that Wahoo can have to call his mother in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 23, what do Wahoo, Tuna, and Derek use to bail out the air boat?

4. At the end of Chapter 23, how many shots do Tuna and Wahoo hear?

5. In Chapter 15, where does a bat bite Derek?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How well are Tuna, Wahoo, and Derek able to bail the water out of the air boat?

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 15, how does Mickey remove the bat from Derek's tongue?

6. In Chapter 18, what does Derek find to eat?

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

8. What happens when Derek grabs the snake that Mickey caught for him and why?

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

10. What does Tuna say about Link, the air boat driver, and his sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the novel takes place in the Everglades. How does the setting affect characters? What feelings or attitudes are evoked for characters by the settings? Is the setting a neutral background or does it almost take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Tuna’s father goes to great efforts to get his daughter back, but he does not treat her well. How would you describe the relationship between Tuna and her father? Why do they have such a love/hate relationship?

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