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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. What is Online Talbo's real name?

2. What takes off with Richard and Skink's canoe in Chapter 11?

3. How old is Tommy?

4. How many pigs did the Spanish explorers have when they landed in Florida in the 1500s?

5. In Chapter 19, how many states does Richard say the feral pigs roam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard say that his stepfather is not a total wimp?

2. What is the weather like shortly after Skink arrives on the houseboat in Chapter 16?

3. What do Richard and Malley buy at a Tom Thumb store in Chapter 20?

4. Why does Richard not use bug repellant in Chapter 12?

5. Where does Richard fall asleep at the beginning of Chapter 18?

6. Why does Richard say that Hernando de Soto is responsible for the dilemma he and Malley find themselves in in Chapter 19?

7. Why does Nickle kill and transport gar in his boat?

8. Why does Richard not think that he and Malley see an ivory-billed woodpecker in Chapter 18?

9. What does Skink look like when he shows up on the houseboat in Chapter 16?

10. What is the man like that Richard hitches a boat ride with in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard loses contact with Skink and Mr. Tile. Why do those two men disappear? What does their disappearance reveal about the men and the types of lives they lead?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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