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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens while Iris helps Norman make up the beds on the morning after the champagne party?
(a) The rain stopps.
(b) The cistern breaks.
(c) They run out of clean sheets.
(d) There is an earthquake.

2. At breakfast his first morning on the island, what does the Sending say about his stay at Casa Encantada?
(a) The place would be great for his writing.
(b) He felt right at home and loved it.
(c) The place gives him the creeps.
(d) He wished they served food.

3. Since Hippolyte does such a good job on everything else, what does Norman ask him to do?
(a) Work on the Crab Cove job for Lester.
(b) Finish the job Tex Akers abandoned.
(c) Greet people at the airport.
(d) Help with the gondola.

4. What two things are constant about Hippolyte?
(a) He wears a straw hat and leather sandals.
(b) He wears a dress and high heels.
(c) He wears a straw hat and carries a cutlash.
(d) He carries a cutlash and a gun.

5. What happens to Iris and Norman's picnic lunch?
(a) It falls overboard.
(b) It is delicious.
(c) It is on the island waiting for them.
(d) It is ruined

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Norman get for help when he fears there is going to be serious trouble either on the beach or at the Tilson party?

2. What happens when Iris and the Governor are leaving the Tilson party?

3. What dance becomes a peek show during the champagne party?

4. What drunken person does Norman first need to get rid of so he doesn't ruin the Tilson's party?

5. What does Henny tell Norman about Iris Tramm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Lester and Hippolyte that upsets Norman?

2. What seems to bother Norman despite the fact that Hippolyte has everything fixed and running smoothly at the club?

3. What does Norman find when he goes to the Pink Cottage to see why Iris does not come to the champagne party?

4. What does Henny tell Norman that causes him to be worried about Iris?

5. What is the difficulty Norman is having with Miss Buckley at the Immigrations Office in Chapter 9?

6. Why does Church Wagner disappear right before the Tilson party?

7. What announcement does Norman make while out on the boat with the Tilsons and Iris?

8. What do Iris and Norman do the rest of the evening after dinner at Hogan's Fancy?

9. Why is Norman happy when he hears the rain?

10. What is the loud noise that stops Iris and Norman as they are making up the rooms?

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