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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does most of the bookkeeping at the Gull Reef Club?
(a) Thor, the Swedish bartender.
(b) Juanita, the Spanish bookkeeper.
(c) Mrs. Ball.
(d) Shiela, the Kinjan.

2. What is a cistern?
(a) A holding tank for garbage.
(b) A large container that holds water.
(c) A fountain.
(d) It means "sister" in the island's native tongue.

3. What shocks Norman most when he gets aboard Mrs. Ball's new boat?
(a) That Iris is going with Mrs. Ball to Panama.
(b) That she is setting sail with him on board.
(c) That she is heading to New York and offers to bring Henny back with her.
(d) That Thor is now the captain.

4. Who is Russell?
(a) One of the neighborhood kids.
(b) Sheldon's three-year-old son.
(c) Sheldon's roommate.
(d) Hazel's son.

5. What is Norman Paperman's job before going to Amerigo?
(a) A Broadway press agent.
(b) A Broadway producer.
(c) A magazine writer.
(d) A newspaper reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Henny so excited when Norman returns from his appointment with Chunky Collins?

2. What is the name of the main town in Amerigo?

3. Who started Norman and Henny calling Sheldon by a nickname?

4. When did the United States acquire the island of Kinja?

5. Who is Norman Paperman?

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