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

2. When Malley has run away before, what is the longest she has stayed away?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three nights.
(c) Two nights.
(d) Four days.

3. What does Skink have Richard pick up off the road toward dinner time in Chapter 6?
(a) Dead raccoon.
(b) Dead armadillo.
(c) Old suitcase.
(d) Duffel bag.

4. How old was Richard's father when he died?
(a) 51.
(b) 45.
(c) 48.
(d) 53.

5. For how much does Dodge Olney sell turtle eggs on the black market?
(a) $4.
(b) $1.
(c) $3.
(d) $2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Richard's mother marry Trent?

2. Where does Richard get something to eat after boating in Chapter 5?

3. How old is Skink?

4. What color lenses do the sunglasses have that Skink is wearing in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Richard find out that Talbo Chock really was?

3. What does Richard's mother do for a living?

4. How and where do turtles lay their eggs?

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

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

7. What happens when Richard is stopped by the Highway Patrol while he is driving in Chapter 9?

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

9. According to Malley, who is Talbo Chock?

10. What does the man look like that Richard finds hiding in a sand mound in Chapter 1?

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