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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is reported on the radio at dinner the night Norman Paperman returns from the island?
(a) The Soviet Union has thermonuclear bombs.
(b) The U.S. Seventh Fleet is off Formosa ready for problems with the Chinese.
(c) A teamsters strike is expected to paralyze the US economy.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. Who else does Collins say is interested in purchasing the Gull Reef Club?
(a) An attorney from San Francisco.
(b) A woman from Montana.
(c) A businessman on the mainland.
(d) Some men from Chicago.

3. Why does Norman have reservations about the deal to by the Gull Reef Club?
(a) He needs to pay back almost $1,000 dollars a month.
(b) He thinks he should have more money to live on.
(c) He thinks Lester might not finance the deal.
(d) All answers are correct.

4. Who is Janet West?
(a) A member of the island elite.
(b) The owner of a rival club on the island.
(c) A dancer on Broadway who married an islander.
(d) A one-time movie star who changed her name.

5. What is one of the most important things Thor explains on Norman's first day as owner of the Gull Reef Club?
(a) The value of a friend.
(b) They have a pregnant chambermaid.
(c) The importance of keeping the cook happy.
(d) The importance of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Sending?

2. What is a cistern?

3. Who does Norman hire to replace Gilbert at the bar?

4. What happens to Henny before her flight back to the island?

5. How does Norman get the deposit money to buy the Gull Reef Club?

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