Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. a turtle egg thief (Chapter 1)

2. Skink (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Malley’s text claims that she has been grounded, but when Richard goes by her house, he sees that her bedroom is completely dark. (Chapter 1)

2. She asks him to wait a week before he tells her parents. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Skink (Chapter 5)

2. ivory-billed woodpecker (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. She left the airport with a man in a white car. (Chapter 4)

2. He tells Trent that he is going camping with a friend. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-9

Reading Check

1. 72 hours (Chapter 8)

2. Silent Spring (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. He pours beer in its gas tank. (Chapter 7)

2. He is hit by a semi-truck and is seriously injured. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 10-12

Reading Check

1. in the river/the Choctawhatchee River (Chapter 10)

2. an alligator (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. Richard stole a skateboard that looked like his father’s skateboard.