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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the airport's equipment does Tuck wreck when he crash-lands the plane?
(a) $500,000 worth of equipment.
(b) $750,000 worth of equipment.
(c) $2 million worth of equipment.
(d) $1 million worth of equipment.

2. How old is the student Mary Jean hires to look after Tuck while Tuck recuperates?
(a) 27 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 22 years old.

3. When the story begins, what kind of tree is Tuck hanging from?
(a) A pineapple tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) A bread-fruit tree.
(d) A banana tree.

4. Where was Roberto born?
(a) Truk.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Guam.
(d) Alualu.

5. Before flying the plane, how many gin and tonics did Tuck consume?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

6. How far beneath the surface is Sarapul when he has his prey trapped in a crevice?
(a) Twenty-five feet.
(b) Eighteen feet.
(c) Ten feet.
(d) Forty feet.

7. When Tuck receives the missionary's item, about how long does Tuck say he still has to recuperate for?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Two months.

8. As Tuck's visitor drives Tuck to the airport, how long have the two been friends for?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

9. How much money does the missionary offer to pay Tuck per week as the pilot?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

10. When Mary Jane enters Tuck's hospital room, what does she call Tuck?
(a) Slugger.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Son.
(d) Marauder.

11. When Tuck arrives in Truk, how much money does the cabbie originally want to drive Tuck into town?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $1.
(d) $14.

12. When Tuck and Kimi are on the boat discussing Kimi's father, how long has it been since Kimi's father went missing at sea?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) One year.

13. What does Kimi do to Sepie that no man had ever done before?
(a) Tickles her.
(b) Makes her laugh.
(c) Hits her.
(d) Apologizes to her.

14. When Vincent had crash landed on Alualu, what did Vincent give to Sarapul?
(a) A spear.
(b) A gun.
(c) A machete.
(d) A grenade.

15. How do Sebastian and Beth first react when Tuck asks about the Filipino man he is traveling with?
(a) Momentary panic.
(b) Momentary relief.
(c) Momentary fear.
(d) Momentary regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jefferson decides to leave Truk and sail to Alualu, how many years has it been since Jefferson has left Truk?

2. When the Sorcerer calls Beth to his office, what does the Sorcerer call the new pilot?

3. How long after Tuck and Kimi begin bailing again do the sharks finally depart?

4. When Vincent first meets Malink, what does Vincent pull from his pocket when the children appear?

5. How many days pass at the bungalow before Tuck feels well enough to get up and move around other than to use the bathroom?

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