The Islanders Test 1

Why did Lovie and Jake think it was a good idea to take the abandoned boat they found while kayaking? Write your answer in 1-2 complete sentences.

Jake had to get out of the abandoned boat and push it in order for the boat to start up. Describe how Jake escaped from the pluff mud. Write your answer in 1-2 complete sentences.

What did Jake really want to learn how to do by the end of the summer?

• Drive a golf cart

• Drive a boat

• Ride a skateboard

• Go deep sea fishing

Describe Macon's reaction when he saw them parking the abandoned boat at his family's dock. Why did he finally let them park their boat there? Write your response with lots of detail in 2-3 complete sentences.

True or False: Macon decided he wanted nothing to do with the boat.

• True

• False

What did they decide to name their boat?

Honey told Jake that the egret was almost hunted to extinction. Write 2-3 sentences explaining why they were hunted, and then tell how the population increased.

Why did Chief Rand call Honey and have them come to the fire station that evening? Who else was at the fire station when Jake arrived? Write your answer in 2-3 complete sentences.

Who owned the abandoned boat?

• Jake and Lovie

• Oysterman Ollie

• Oysterman Oscar

• Catfish Dan

Why did the owner of the boat decide not to press charges against Lovie and Jake?

• Mr. Simmons offered to pay him.

• Mr. Simmons talked him out of it.

• Chief Rand refused to let him press charges, as they were too young.

• He decided that he would still press charges, and Jake would have to go to jail.