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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 much was the item worth that Richard took in Saint Augustine?
2. What type of shoes is Richard wearing in Chapter 19?
3. What has drained the battery on the houseboat in Chapter 17?
4. When Richard wakes Skink from a nightmare at the beginning of Chapter 11, what is hanging in Skink's beard?
5. How does Malley say that Richard tracked them down in Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Tommy tries to gut a catfish?
2. What happens to the canoe in Chapter 11?
3. What happens when Richard climbs a tree to get away from the boar that is chasing him in Chapter 19?
4. Why does Richard not think that he and Malley see an ivory-billed woodpecker in Chapter 18?
5. What does Tommy say about getting married to Malley?
6. What did Richard do in Saint Augustine that he had been keeping a secret?
7. What does Malley tell her parents when she calls them from a pay phone in Chapter 20?
8. Why will the houseboat engine not start in Chapter 17?
9. What did Richard's dad once say about evil?
10. How does Malley say that Tommy got the houseboat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Richard, Malley, and Skink all find themselves facing troubles in the novel. What troubles do they face, and how do those troubles allow them to form stronger bonds with friends and family?
Essay Topic 2
Richard and Skink find their pasts catching up with them in the novel. In what ways do both have to face events from the past? How do these events affect activities and events in the present?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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