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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Morel excuse one individual from attending the meeting?
(a) He is feeling ill.
(b) He promises he will come later.
(c) He is too heavy to bring.
(d) He is cooking the dinner.

2. What is the name of the woman Morel says he loves?
(a) Denise.
(b) Faustine.
(c) Wren.
(d) Madeline.

3. What problem does the narrator have with the room where he sleeps that night?
(a) The pinks clash with the reds.
(b) He can't turn off the light.
(c) He can't turn down the volume on the radio.
(d) He can't close the door.

4. What does the narrator scream at Morel to humiliate him?
(a) The woman is bald.
(b) Your zipper is undone.
(c) You have a hole in your pants.
(d) The woman has a beard.

5. Who does the narrator think has contracted the island's horrible disease?
(a) Himself.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Morel.
(d) Faustine.

6. Why does Morel like the tides?
(a) They provide power for his machine.
(b) They stop people from leaving.
(c) They are fun for swimming.
(d) They ward away visitors.

7. What does the woman watch every afternoon?
(a) The sunset.
(b) The dancing girls.
(c) The television.
(d) The ducks.

8. Where does the narrator find fresh flowers?
(a) In the lowlands.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) Next to the museum.

9. What does Faustine fail to stop Morel from doing?
(a) Trampling on the narrator's flowers.
(b) Eating the narrator's berries.
(c) Swearing at the narrator.
(d) Kissing her.

10. What does Morel say he wants to happen before he begins?
(a) Silence.
(b) Everyone to be there.
(c) A sing song.
(d) Everyone to toast to his success.

11. Who does Morel say he doesn't want to discover his plans?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The men.
(c) The women.
(d) The Prime Minister.

12. Who does the narrator think are the caretakers of the insane asylum?
(a) The dogs.
(b) The invaders.
(c) The bugs.
(d) The servants.

13. How does the narrator recognize the poisonous plants?
(a) From the color of the berries.
(b) Froma book he finds in the museum.
(c) Through pain he has suffered form eating them.
(d) From the number of corpses that surround the bush.

14. What concept does the narrator say he finds delightful?
(a) The fact he could have found his soulmate.
(b) The fact he may be dead.
(c) The fact he could be a genius.
(d) The fact Faustine is in love with him.

15. The narrator say the swimming pool is full of what animals?
(a) Newts and crocs.
(b) Frogs and snakes.
(c) Alligators and dragonflies.
(d) Toads and flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does the narrator dream in this section?

2. Whose photograph does Morel say he can show them?

3. What does the man think is causing him to hallucinate?

4. Whose footsteps drive the narrator away?

5. What part of the island does the narrator say has polluted air?

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