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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 happens after Lester fires Hippolyte?
(a) Norman sits down and cries because his business will be ruined.
(b) Norman wants to rehire him but finds out Hippolyte is out to get Lester.
(c) Norman sends Lester back to New York.
(d) Lester starts interviewing new people for Hippolyte's job.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Norman hear as he drifts off to sleep for his before dinner nap?
(a) The steel band warming up.
(b) Rain.
(c) The birds.
(d) Thunder in the distance.

3. Where is Dingley Dell?
(a) Behind the Gull Reef Club.
(b) On the island of Little Dog.
(c) Just south of Georgetown.
(d) On the island of Big Dog.

4. On the night of the Tilson's party, what has Norman arranged for special entertainment for the guests on the beach?
(a) The UDT frogmen are going to demolish a sunken ship.
(b) The UDT frogmen are going to parachute onto the beach.
(c) They are going to have a talent contest.
(d) The frogmen are going to give diving lessons.

5. What happens when Iris and the Governor are leaving the Tilson party?
(a) Iris falls then passes out.
(b) Iris jumps into the pool.
(c) Iris is throwing a loud fit.
(d) Iris wants to dance some more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Iris and Norman's picnic lunch?

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

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

4. What happens when the Sending learns he is going to be tied to the Chief during their dive?

5. What problem besides a hangover does Norman Paperman have the morning after the champagne party?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. What does Sheila finally do after the disaster with the cistern?

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

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

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

9. What is so important about the invitation Norman receives from Bunny Campbell?

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

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