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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. Where did the Songserm ferry go to?

2. What was the person's name that Richard met first?

3. What element led the main character to fantasize that his bed was a space ship?

4. Who loves to take missions?

5. Why did Keaty speak fast to Jean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had guaranteed that Richard would get batteries, and how had it come to pass?

2. Why did it surprise Richard that he had volunteered to go for the Rice Run?

3. What did Francoise and Etienne fear when they had seen Richard chatting with the Americans? Why was this?

4. Why did Richard's reflection come as quite a shock?

5. How did Richard feel when he had touched the walls in the room?

6. Why had things become awkward between Richard and the French couple?

7. What were the two ways that Richard could get to the garden? Which route did Richard take and why?

8. What had been Richards primary goal when he had started traveling? What were his goals, specifically?

9. Why did Richard keep an open mind when it came to Jed?

10. What explanation did Richard offer for the shape of the island on which the Beach was located?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Richard's character. What do his actions reveal about him? What psychological terms apply to Richard and his regard of human life and his actions? What other characters with this same psychological condition likely shared these traits with Richard and why?

Essay Topic 2

Explore Richards resentment of Bugs. What kinds of things specifically did Richard really have a problem with in regards to Bugs and his presence? Were these things intentionally done by Bugs, or were they the result of an unintentional affront? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether or not living in paradise for any length of time would taint the way a person would perceive paradise. Explain your answer citing the book, and explain the contradiction in Richard's arrival in Koh Phangan and his return to England.

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