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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who condemns the tourists' lack of concern?
(a) The Antiguans.
(b) The tourists.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The Prime Minister.

2. What does the narrator's mother argue about with the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport?
(a) Rebuilding the library.
(b) Their favorite football team.
(c) Building the West Indies Oil Refinery.
(d) The Redonda stamps.

3. What laws does the narrator recall being passed in her youth?
(a) Laws allowing the government to embezzle money.
(b) Laws prohibiting women from reading.
(c) Laws to prevent abusive language.
(d) Laws to prevent natives from entering public buildings.

4. Where do the tourists finally arrive in Section 1?
(a) At the narrator's house.
(b) At their resort.
(c) In Antigua.
(d) At the hotel.

5. Who is the Queen's stand-in in Antigua before the island becomes self-governing?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The narrator.
(c) A Minister of Government.
(d) The Premier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the second mansion described in Section 1?

2. What do North Americans found in Antigua?

3. How do the tourists feel around the natives?

4. What makes the Antiguans feel superior to foreigners?

5. What do Antiguans call Bird's ruthless son?

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