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

2. In Chapter 15, where is Tuna's mother?

3. In how many inches of water can an airboat like Link's float?

4. What creature startles a caterer at the end of Chapter 14?

5. At the end of Chapter 20, who is driving the air boat that Wahoo sees?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 13, who jumps from the helicopter instead of Derek, and what does he look like?

4. In Chapter 20, why does Wahoo decide not to try to flag down an air boat that is nearby them?

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

6. In Chapter 24, what does Gerry Germaine think about the publicity surrounding Derek's predicament?

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

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

9. At the end of Chapter 24, what does Jared find, and what does he think that his find means?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Mickey does not get along with Derek. Why does Mickey struggle to get along with Derek? What things does Derek do that go completely against everything that Mickey believes in? How does that cause a conflict between the men?

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