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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In regard to the laws that the narrator recalls being passed, what do the English have difficulty determining?
(a) What language is abusive.
(b) What to do about books that people already own.
(c) Who is a native Antiguan.
(d) How much money to take.

2. Who condemns the tourists' lack of concern?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The tourists.
(c) The Antiguans.
(d) The narrator.

3. Where is Queen Victoria's death celebrated?
(a) At the school she attended in England.
(b) In Antigua.
(c) In London.
(d) In America.

4. What laws does the narrator recall being passed in her youth?
(a) Laws to prevent abusive language.
(b) Laws allowing the government to embezzle money.
(c) Laws to prevent natives from entering public buildings.
(d) Laws prohibiting women from reading.

5. What kind of cars are predominant in Antigua?
(a) Expensive Japanese cars.
(b) Family-friendly station wagons.
(c) Flashy convertibles.
(d) Police cars.

6. Who owns the second mansion described in Section 1?
(a) An infamous drug smuggler.
(b) Evita.
(c) The narrator.
(d) A Middle Eastern family.

7. In comparison to Antigua, how are the nearby islands viewed?
(a) As too dry.
(b) As too rainy.
(c) As too brown.
(d) As too green.

8. What do the tourists ask to see which prevents them from being overcharged?
(a) The mansions.
(b) The hotel.
(c) The fee sheet.
(d) The manager.

9. How do the Antiguans feel about the owners of the first mansion?
(a) They love them.
(b) They are close friends.
(c) They hate them.
(d) They are jealous of them.

10. In Section 1, what do the tourists pass three of?
(a) Hotels.
(b) Taxis.
(c) Mansions.
(d) Beaches.

11. Whose girlfriend is the owner of the third mansion?
(a) The swindler from the Far East.
(b) Someone high up in the government.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The Prime Minister.

12. What does the author say is the only thing that tourists consider?
(a) Their desires.
(b) The comfort of the natives.
(c) Their own comfort.
(d) The desires of the natives.

13. Who does the narrator say has no language?
(a) English.
(b) Antiguans.
(c) Americans.
(d) Tourists.

14. Since when has the library been closed?
(a) The Earthquake of 1974.
(b) The Volcano Eruption of 1970.
(c) The Hurricane of 1977.
(d) The Tsunami of 1980.

15. What does the narrator pity?
(a) The poverty of Antiguans.
(b) The ruined empire of the English.
(c) The demolished library.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. As slaves, what were the Antiguans considered not long ago?

2. How do people arrive in Antigua at the beginning of Section 1?

3. Who tries to overcharge the tourists?

4. Why are the natives jealous of the tourists?

5. Who do the tourists see as superior to the natives and their ancestors?

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