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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. How did Will feel the moment Molly died?
(a) Remorseful that his actions had caused her death
(b) Indifferent to her suffering and death
(c) Relieved that he could truly be with Babs
(d) Elated and grateful that he was free of their marriage

2. How did Will feel before he had met Molly?
(a) Stifled by loneliness
(b) Free and at peace
(c) Indifferent
(d) Happily oblivious

3. What language is the Service given in?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) English
(c) Punjabi
(d) Palanese

4. What kind of marmalade does Will use?
(a) Orange
(b) Pumelo
(c) Mango
(d) Berry

5. What did Will's teachers try to do about people's differences?
(a) Blow them out of proportion
(b) Exploit them for their own gain
(c) Make them more than they were
(d) Iron them out

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it that he fathered their child?

2. Who was the only person Will had ever loved?

3. What is the word they whisper in a prayer for peace?

4. Vijaya compares himself to what animal?

5. What are the three pillars of Western prosperity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does AI contribute to a better destiny for the people of Pala?

2. What are the differences between what Will remembers about the Oedipus play and what Mary recounts?

3. What is the idea behind repetition in a religious nature?

4. In Pala, what is "grace" and how does this version of "grace" differ from ours?

5. How are Stalin and Hitler reduced in Chapter 9?

6. Why does Mrs. Rao believe that Pala is the place for stupid people?

7. What horrible things befell Aunt Mary?

8. What does Will say about what Colonel Dipa will bring to the island?

9. What, in Shanta's words, makes Pala a nice place? Repeat in your own words.

10. What does Will notice about the differences between Lakshmi and Aunt Mary?

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