The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo

1. Why are Liza and her mom living in the woods?

A) They are hiding from Liza's father.
B) They are hiding from the police.
C) They are on vacation.
D) They lost all of their money.

2. Where do the woods people get their drinking water?

A) Gumbo Limbo Hole
B) the solution pit
C) the faucet
D) the well

3. How is Dajun like a bulldozer?

A) His jaws snap closed on his prey.
B) He plows the aquatic weeds.
C) He keeps people out of the woods.
D) He moves lots of earth around.

4. What once kept the mosquitos under control in southern Florida?

A) salt water
B) pesticides
C) gambusia and dragonflies
D) frogs and lizards

5. What is PCP?

A) herbicide
B) vitamin
C) politically correct people
D) medicine

6. What did Pricilla do with the mini-gin bottles?

A) She made wind chimes to sell.
B) She fed the hummingbirds.
C) She kept her soup in them.
D) She recycled the glass.

7. Why did Liza name the parrot Sherlock Holmes?

A) He was her favorite character from literature.
B) His feathers looked like Sherlock Holmes cape.
C) He loved violin music.
D) He solved the mystery of the missing gator.

8. What was in the cans being washed in the canal?

A) PCP
B) medical waste
C) oil
D) pond scum

9. Why did Travis want to shoot Dajun?

A) He wanted the alligator bounty money.
B) Dajun ate his dog.
C) He was afraid of big gators.
D) He frighterned people nearby.

10. What important environmental chore does the buttonwood perform?

A) They provide habitat for snakes, lizards, and birds.
B) They form a barrier between fresh and salt water.
C) Their seeds provide food for migrating birds.
D) The wood is used for caning chairs.

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