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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what type of tree do Richard and Skink bury a shoe box full of cash in Chapter 10?
(a) Beech.
(b) Tupelo.
(c) Elm.
(d) Hickory.

2. What does Trent do for a living?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Real estate agent.
(d) Librarian.

3. What color ribbons are used to mark turtle nests?
(a) Red.
(b) Hot pink.
(c) Screaming yellow.
(d) Blue.

4. In Chapter 6, where does Richard say that Malley last used her phone?
(a) Fort Myers.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Clearwater.
(d) Tampa.

5. What does Skink find when he dives into the river in Chapter 10?
(a) The Toyota.
(b) A license plate.
(c) Malley's jacket.
(d) A pickup truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the couple Richard and Skink meet in Chapter 10?

2. What does Skink pour into the tank of an SUV whose owner threw a beer can on the highway in Chapter 7?

3. How many bottles of water do Richard and Skink bring on their canoe trip in Chapter 10?

4. What does Skink pick up off the road after he and Richard have been driving a while in Chapter 6?

5. For how much does Dodge Olney sell turtle eggs on the black market?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and where do turtles lay their eggs?

2. How does Skink get supper on the first day that he and Richard are traveling to find Malley in Chapter 6?

3. What do the police discover when they start looking for Malley in Chapter 4?

4. How do Skink and Richard get a boat in Chapter 10?

5. What does Richard carry for protection on the beach and why?

6. How does Skink hurt his right foot in Chapter 8?

7. What has Malley told Richard about the boarding school where her parents are sending her?

8. What does Skink do when the driver of a blue SUV tosses a beer can out his window in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 9, what does Richard discover is packed in the trunk of the vehicle that Skink has been driving?

10. Why doesRichard not text Malley when he is waiting for her at the beach at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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