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Trivia questions about Carl Hiaasen's book, Skink, No Surrender
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1
What did Skink take with him when he went into the woods leaving Malley and Richard alone?
the pocket knife
the shoebox
the snake-rattle necklace
the gold club
2
What wild animal did Nickel warn Richard about?
panthers
coyotes
boars
alligators
3
What killed the rattlesnake whose rattle Skink wore around his neck?
a UPS truck
a wild boar
a tomato truck
a man with an axe
4
What did Skink say it would take to be married to him?
a poor sense of smell
patience beyond belief
a brain injury
a heart of gold
5
What kind of music was playing on the houseboat when Richard first arrived?
oldies
heavy metal
punk rock
country-western
6
What did Skink say would be the only acceptable reason for Tommy to shoot at the heron?
fear
a tricky trigger finger
a brain injury
mental handicap
7
Who rented a boat to Malley and Richard?
Dime
Nickel
Penny
Jim Tile
8
What kind of birds did Richard hear when Malley called him while traveling with TC?
hawks
sea birds
ivory-billed woodpecker
herons
9
What kind of car did Malley get into at the airport?
a silver Chevy Malibu
a black Honda Civic
a white 2-door Toyota
a dark blue SUV
10
What did Tommy do that made Skink call him a hopeless defective and an evolutionary mistake?
shot at a heron
sank the houseboat
shot at Skink
kidnapped Malley
11
What two books did Richard use in the driver's seat so he could see over the steering wheel?
MacBeth and Webster's Dictionary
East of Eden and Oxford Dictionary
Leaves of Grass and Roget's Thesaurus
To Kill a Mockingbird and The Columbia Anthology
12
What did Skink and Richard use to keep the bugs off of them as they canoed down the river?
DDT
wax myrtle leaves
aloe vera
Deet
13
What job does Richard's mom have?
History professor
Environmental lawyer
real estate salesperson
Tax accountant
14
How did Richard earn money to pay for the stolen skateboard?
he mowed lawns
he worked at Mega Burgers
he worked in a car wash
he babysat Malley
15
Who was Trent's favorite fighter?
Wiley Fox
Lucifer Rex
Triple H
Bazooka
16
Why wasn't it possible to wade in the creek where Tommy escaped in the canoe?
the banks of the creek were too steep
there was quicksand in the creek
there was an alligator in the creek
the creek was polluted with oil from the sunken houseboat
17
How much did money did Nickel take from the shoe box?
$500
$100
$1000
$5,000
18
What chased Malley & Richard through the swampy woods?
a python
an alligator
a boar
a coyote
19
What disease did Richard tell Dr. Capps was the reason that Skink might not live much longer?
cataracts
emphysema
diabetes
cancer
20
What was the book, Silent Spring about?
suviving in the wild
pesticides
alligators
the ivory-billed woodpecker
