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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hippolyte Lamartine?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A handyman.
(c) The father of Esme's baby.
(d) The new Senator replacing Senator Pullman.

2. Why is Virgil cleaning the Bafins?
(a) To cook the fish for dinner.
(b) To have the delicacy as an appetizer.
(c) To take water to the rooms.
(d) To roast the birds for lunch.

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

4. How does Henny act when she sees Norman after getting off the plane?
(a) She asks how he is.
(b) She greets him with an enthusiastic hug.
(c) She shakes his hand.
(d) She cries because she is so happy to see him.

5. Who does Norman get for help when he fears there is going to be serious trouble either on the beach or at the Tilson party?
(a) The Tilsons' dogs.
(b) The police.
(c) The UDT team.
(d) Several of the biggest men at the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since Hippolyte does such a good job on everything else, what does Norman ask him to do?

2. What is Hippolyte's estimated cost for the entire job?

3. What does Norman learn about his friend Lionel when he has dinner at Hogan's Fancy?

4. What does the Sending think of the island when he first sees it?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the big disappointment for Norman and Iris about their planned excursion to Dingley Dell?

2. The morning after Norman and Iris's interlude, Norman has to pick up his family, Sheldon, and Lester at the airport. What else is he expecting at the airport?

3. Why does it seem all eyes are on Iris when she arrives at the Tilson party?

4. What does Henny tell Norman that causes him to be worried about Iris?

5. What do Iris and Norman do the rest of the evening after dinner at Hogan's Fancy?

6. What seems to bother Norman despite the fact that Hippolyte has everything fixed and running smoothly at the club?

7. When Norman awoke with a hangover in the morning after the champagne party, what news does he receive from Sheila that makes things worse?

8. When Norman returns to the club after his visit with Miss Buckley, he realizes Esme is not at her post at the switchboard. Where is she?

9. What does Norman do after the crisis is over, Hippolyte is captured, Lester is unhurt, and Iris's dog is taken to the vet for the cut from Hippolyte's machete?

10. What does Lester think about Crab Cove once he has the opportunity to see it for himself?

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