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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, From the Sun Swept Lagoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes the island civilization described in Chapter 2?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Starving.
(c) Powerful and sophisticated.
(d) Weak and disorganized.

2. What word best describes the foliage on the island at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Poisonous.
(b) Unique.
(c) Sparse.
(d) Desert-like.

3. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Insects.
(d) Maps.

4. How far below the surface did fissures form?
(a) Four yards down.
(b) Four miles down.
(c) Four feet down.
(d) Forty miles down.

5. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?
(a) Biography.
(b) Geology.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Learning that the high priest plans to betray the island king, the king and his followers plan to escape by sailing in what direction?

2. What god does the island king silently accept, at the temple ceremony?

3. What time span is covered in Chapter 1?

4. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?

5. Once an island is formed, what can further eruptions cause?

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