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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first culture difference Will perceives on this island?
(a) Children are treated as adults
(b) Children are not coddled for their injuries
(c) The civilization is tribal in nature
(d) Children are given strict penalties for stepping out of line

2. What is/are Murugan's top prioritie(s) as ruler of Pala?
(a) To turn Pala into a tourist trap
(b) To find a way to persuade people to his will
(c) Militarization and industrialization
(d) To establish a dictatorship and become rich

3. What is the first thing Will does when he wakes up on Pala?
(a) Recounts his late wife's death
(b) Surveys his surroundings and makes a mental note of what he has
(c) He immediately begins work on a spear
(d) He sits up and examines himself for injuries

4. How does Susila compare the grief of her husband's passing?
(a) A steady pain, like a penance to remind her of him
(b) It doesn't hurt after awhile, time heals all
(c) Like a phantom limb that hurts even after being amputated
(d) Like a black hole that sucks all joy from life

5. Does Murugan follow these practices?
(a) I don't know
(b) Yes
(c) No
(d) Only in appearances

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Will headed to Pala?

2. What does Part 1 of the book state about religion?

3. How do the people of Pala suggest he conquer his fear?

4. What is the title of the book the doctor gives to Will?

5. What does the boy gesture to Will?

(see the answer key)

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