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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will arrive on the island?

2. What did Molly do as a hobby?

3. What does the Rani believe will save humanity?

4. What is the first culture difference Will perceives on this island?

5. What was the habit the old Raja couldn't break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you notice about Radha and Ranga?

2. What seems so foreign about the way the people of Pala deal with fear?

3. Why was Will never interested in power? Quote from the text.

4. What does Will notice about Bahu's compliment to Nurse Radha?

5. What are some reasons Pala was unpopular?

6. What is the primary difference between the pain of Susila and Will?

7. What does Will believe was the result of the Rani's teachings to Murugan?

8. What does nurse Radha say the correct way of going about treating someone is?

9. Why does Ambassador Bahu believe that Pala needs to change?

10. Before Andrew went to Pala, what were his ambitions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the use of distance regarding landscapes the most important aspects of a religious painting, in the opinion of Vijaya? Do you agree with this logic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How do the Palanese deal with grief? How does it differ from the way we deal with it if we used Will's example? Which do you think is more healthy, theirs or ours?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss reasons why Will may have suddenly decided to admit to Susila his underhanded dealings. Why do you think Susila seems to have forgiven him so immediately? What is the real problem of Pala that she is aware of and why is it a major problem?

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