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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 many miles does Clint Tyree say that he has walked from Lauderdale on the beach?
2. How many bottles of water do Richard and Skink bring on their canoe trip in Chapter 10?
3. What does Trent say that Richard's mom sounds like when she snores?
4. How long does Richard wait for Malley at the beginning of Chapter 1?
5. What year is the car that the fake Talbo Chock stole and used to pick up Malley?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the man look like that Richard finds hiding in a sand mound in Chapter 1?
2. Who does Richard find out that Talbo Chock really was?
3. What does Skink do when the driver of a blue SUV tosses a beer can out his window in Chapter 7?
4. According to Malley, who is Talbo Chock?
5. What happens when Richard is stopped by the Highway Patrol while he is driving in Chapter 9?
6. What does Richard carry for protection on the beach and why?
7. What happened during Marine Corporal Talbo Chock's funeral service?
8. What has Malley told Richard about the boarding school where her parents are sending her?
9. Why doesRichard not text Malley when he is waiting for her at the beach at the beginning of Chapter 1?
10. Why does Skink go diving in the river in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Malley meets Tommy in an online chat room. What does Malley learn about the dangers of meeting someone online? How do her actions put her in danger and later affect decisions she makes?
Essay Topic 2
Malley threatens to tell Richard’s mother about something he did. Why does she threaten to tell what Richard did, and why is Richard so concerned that Malley will tell his mother that he hesitates to share that Malley is missing? What does this reveal about both Malley and Richard's characters?
Essay Topic 3
Characters discover that their actions have consequences. What actions - especially for Richard and Malley - catch up to the characters? What consequences do they face because of their actions?
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