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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. 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) It is so hot all the food Norman ordered for the Tilson party has spoiled.
(c) There is a mistake with the steaks Norman is expecting for the Tilson party.
(d) His daughter is not with them because she and the Sending were taking a different flight.

2. What happens to Norman as he listens to old tunes on Iris's phonograph?
(a) He gets tearful.
(b) He says he prefers show tunes.
(c) He tells Iris to turn it off.
(d) He sings along.

3. At breakfast his first morning on the island, what does the Sending say about his stay at Casa Encantada?
(a) The place would be great for his writing.
(b) He felt right at home and loved it.
(c) The place gives him the creeps.
(d) He wished they served food.

4. What does the Sending say about Bob Cohn?
(a) That Bob is smarter than he lets anyone know.
(b) That he wants Bob out of the picture as far as Hazel is concerned.
(c) That Bob is a smug know-it-all.
(d) That Bob is too old for his job.

5. What is Iris and Norman's change of plans after they never get to Dingley Dell?
(a) They have dinner at the club.
(b) Iris makes dinner in her cabin.
(c) They go to Hogan's Fancy for dinner.
(d) They cook on the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ball suggest when she sees Norman?

2. Where is Norman told he will find the person he is looking for after he returns from Miss Buckley's office?

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

4. What does Shiela show Norman?

5. How long does Hippolyte say it will take to finish the new rooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norman find when he goes to the Pink Cottage to see why Iris does not come to the champagne party?

2. What is the difficulty Norman is having with Miss Buckley at the Immigrations Office in Chapter 9?

3. What happens between Lester and Hippolyte that upsets Norman?

4. What announcement does Norman make while out on the boat with the Tilsons and Iris?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. What do Iris and Norman do instead of the picnic at Dingley Dell they have planned?

9. What happens that may ruin the Tilson party if not for Lester's authoritative presence?

10. Why does Norman think Hippolyte's return to the Gull Reef Club is going to be a problem?

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