The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo
  • 1. Why are Liza and her mom living in the woods?
A) They lost all of their money.
B) They are hiding from Liza's father.
C) They are on vacation.
D) They are hiding from the police.
  • 2. Where do the woods people get their drinking water?
A) Gumbo Limbo Hole
B) the solution pit
C) the well
D) the faucet
  • 3. How is Dajun like a bulldozer?
A) He keeps people out of the woods.
B) He plows the aquatic weeds.
C) His jaws snap closed on his prey.
D) He moves lots of earth around.
  • 4. What once kept the mosquitos under control in southern Florida?
A) pesticides
B) gambusia and dragonflies
C) frogs and lizards
D) salt water
  • 5. What is PCP?
A) politically correct people
B) vitamin
C) herbicide
D) medicine
  • 6. What did Pricilla do with the mini-gin bottles?
A) She kept her soup in them.
B) She fed the hummingbirds.
C) She recycled the glass.
D) She made wind chimes to sell.
  • 7. Why did Liza name the parrot Sherlock Holmes?
A) He loved violin music.
B) His feathers looked like Sherlock Holmes cape.
C) He was her favorite character from literature.
D) He solved the mystery of the missing gator.
  • 8. What was in the cans being washed in the canal?
A) oil
B) pond scum
C) medical waste
D) PCP
  • 9. Why did Travis want to shoot Dajun?
A) Dajun ate his dog.
B) He was afraid of big gators.
C) He frighterned people nearby.
D) He wanted the alligator bounty money.
  • 10. What important environmental chore does the buttonwood perform?
A) The wood is used for caning chairs.
B) Their seeds provide food for migrating birds.
C) They provide habitat for snakes, lizards, and birds.
D) They form a barrier between fresh and salt water.
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