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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 does Skink have crammed in his empty eye socket at the beginning of Chapter 16?
2. For how many years does Richard say that the Spanish forces tramped through the southeastern wilderness terrorizing, torturing, and enslaving the native Indians?
3. What type of woodpecker does Richard say that Malley sees in Chapter 18?
4. In Chapter 19, how big is the boar that chases Malley and Richard?
5. What song does Skink mention when he says he has never been married?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Richard say that his stepfather is not a total wimp?
2. What did Richard's dad once say about evil?
3. What happens when Tommy tries to gut a catfish?
4. What did Richard do in Saint Augustine that he had been keeping a secret?
5. Why does Richard not use bug repellant in Chapter 12?
6. What does Tommy say about getting married to Malley?
7. Why does Tommy say he took Corporal Chock's name?
8. How did Tommy's nose get hurt, and how does he say it got hurt?
9. What does Skink look like when he shows up on the houseboat in Chapter 16?
10. Why does Nickle kill and transport gar in his boat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Skink makes an observation that “We are who we are.” How would you describe Richard and Skink’s character? How does their character and who they are influence decisions they make and things they do? In what ways are they who they are?
Essay Topic 2
Richard refers to Skink as his grandfather several times. What type of relationship develops between Richard and Skink, and in what way does Skink serve as a grandfather to Richard?
Essay Topic 3
Skink tells Richard he needs to pay for the skateboard he stole. What does Skink say about guilt when he tells Richard to pay for the skateboard? How has guilt been eating at Richard? How does making things right affect Richard?
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