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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Norman hope to do at Dingley Dell?
(a) Eat the tiny oranges grown there.
(b) Take a long nap.
(c) Skinny dip in the ocean.
(d) Make love to Iris.

2. What happens to the Sending and Bob Cohn at lunch?
(a) They have a fight over Hazel.
(b) They have an eating contest.
(c) They get into a debate about fear and courage.
(d) They find that they agree about fear and courage.

3. What do Mr. and Mrs. Tilson want when they ask to see Norman in the bar?
(a) To invite him to go sailing.
(b) To see about seating arrangements for their party.
(c) To check if everything is still on for their party.
(d) They want to buy him a drink.

4. What drunken person does Norman first need to get rid of so he doesn't ruin the Tilson's party?
(a) Lester.
(b) Hippolyte.
(c) Millard.
(d) Virgil.

5. What is the first thing Lester says when he arrives on the island?
(a) "Hey Norm! You have any pretty ladies lined up to be my date for the Tilson party?"
(b) "Hey Norm! Have they got a bar yet in this #$%%& airport?
(c) "Ah island life! This is the life for me."
(d) "Hey Norm! I bet you can't guess what I was doing on the plane?"

6. What dance becomes a peek show during the champagne party?
(a) Salsa.
(b) The Calypso.
(c) The Limbo.
(d) The Fox Trot.

7. What does Norman realize in the middle of the generator crisis?
(a) He needs a new electrician now that Senator Pullman is gone.
(b) He needs to try to purchase a new generator.
(c) The tide of good-will is changing with Senator Pullman gone.
(d) Senator Easter doesn't like Norman.

8. What does the Sending think of the island when he first sees it?
(a) He thinks the stench is enough to make one sick.
(b) He thinks it is filthy and wonders about disease.
(c) He thinks it is the most beautiful place he's ever seen.
(d) He is shocked it is so small.

9. What changes Norman's demeanor after his call from New York?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He lost money on a business in St. Louis.
(c) He is bankrupt.
(d) His Montana deal fell through.

10. What does Norman learn about his friend Lionel when he has dinner at Hogan's Fancy?
(a) Lionel is going to invest in Crab Cove.
(b) Lionel is going to buy Senator Pullman's bar.
(c) Lionel is going to buy Hogan's Fancy.
(d) Lionel is going to buy Casa Encantada.

11. Who else arrives at the Tilson party that raises some eyebrows?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Iris.
(c) Henny.
(d) Shiela.

12. What two things are constant about Hippolyte?
(a) He wears a dress and high heels.
(b) He wears a straw hat and carries a cutlash.
(c) He wears a straw hat and leather sandals.
(d) He carries a cutlash and a gun.

13. What else happens at the airport the day Lester and Henny arrive?
(a) It is so hot all the food Norman ordered for the Tilson party has spoiled.
(b) His daughter is not with them because she and the Sending were taking a different flight.
(c) All the chicken they needed for the curried chicken for the Tilson party hai arrived thawed.
(d) There is a mistake with the steaks Norman is expecting for the Tilson party.

14. Where does the Sending finish his stay on the island?
(a) At the Gull Reef Club.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) Casa Encartda.

15. What does Norman do to appease his guests over the new water problem?
(a) He invites them to a free surf and turf dinner.
(b) He offers them a free night.
(c) He invites them to a champagne party on the house.
(d) He offers them free rooms until the generator is fixed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes along to the airport with Norman when he meets Henny's plane?

2. What happens to the tarpaulin during the champagne party?

3. Why is Virgil cleaning the Bafins?

4. What question does Iris ask Norman over dinner at Hogan's Fancy?

5. What does Norman learn after he and Iris make love?

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