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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. How does Tuna get Derek to help bail the air boat in Chapter 23?

2. At the end of Chapter 13, how many guys does it take to fish Derek out of the water?

3. How long does the Florida mastiff bat get to be?

4. What does Mickey call the snake he catches in Chapter 13?

5. What is for dessert in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 16, what do Wahoo and his father think happened to Derek?

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

5. In Chapter 13, what is the ride like in the air boats, and what does the place look like where they will be filming?

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

7. In Chapter 21, how does Derek feel after lightening hits his Helmet Cam?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

After Derek is bit by the bat, he has impaired thinking. How does Derek behave after being bit by the bat? How is his thinking impaired? How does having impaired thinking affect his decision-making abilities?

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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