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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the image that nurse Appu saw in her minds eye that made her laugh
(a) A bear on a unicycle
(b) A pedantic teacher on too much caffeine
(c) Their kitten chasing yarn
(d) The pyramids in white cloth

2. Why does Radha dislike the Ambassador?
(a) He told her she was insane for believing in the teachings of Palanese people
(b) He told her she was horrible at her job
(c) He touched her when she did not want to be touched
(d) He offered her money to sleep with him, she declined, he offered more money

3. What do the two people request of Shanta?
(a) To talk to their mother
(b) To walk with them to Susila's
(c) To go immediately to see Dr. Robert
(d) To come and have dinner with them

4. What two physical traits does Shanta say her baby will possess?
(a) He will be intelligent and chubby
(b) He will be athletic and toned
(c) He will be tall and lean
(d) He will be endomorphic and viscerotonic

5. Who stops in on Will in the beginning of the chapter?
(a) The Rani
(b) Nurse Radha
(c) Dr. Robert
(d) Murugan

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does mail leave the island?

2. What dialect of English did the Palanese have?

3. Why did Shanta send Tom to talk to Vijaya?

4. What is Buddha sitting on?

5. How many waves of invasion passed Pala by?

(see the answer key)

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