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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Appu think that American doctors view their patients?
(a) As walking money bags
(b) As sources of early retirement
(c) As though they have only a mouth and an anus
(d) People are either patients or potential patients, there are no healthy people

3. What does Mr. Bahu say about the Rani?
(a) That she is a pompous prude
(b) That he hates her but wants to ride on her coattails for the money
(c) That the nurse should pay better attention to her patient than his visitors
(d) That she makes a monumental impression

4. Why was Will headed to Pala?
(a) To find himself
(b) To pave the way to the rich oil deposits there
(c) To introduce western culture to the indigenous people there
(d) To document and take pictures of rare species of birds

5. What is the title of the book the doctor gives to Will?
(a) Notes on Who's What, and on What it Might be Reasonable to Do to Them"
(b) "Brave New World"
(c) "King Lear"
(d) "Notes on What's What, and on What it Might be Reasonable to Do About What's What"

6. What does Part 1 of the book state about religion?
(a) All religions are equal and the same
(b) That all people are inherently evil and must be watched over by a tyrant god
(c) That to be eloquent about religion is to sully it
(d) That the principals of every religion ought to be followed

7. What does the doctor remind Will to do at 11?
(a) Drink his fruit juice
(b) Call for the nurse to empty his catheter
(c) Eat some fruit
(d) Pack his bags and prepare to leave

8. Why does Will think that Joe Aldehyde gave him a job?
(a) He was fond of Molly
(b) He was fond of Will
(c) He was pleased with his work
(d) He befriended Will

9. How does Susila compare the grief of her husband's passing?
(a) Like a phantom limb that hurts even after being amputated
(b) Like a black hole that sucks all joy from life
(c) A steady pain, like a penance to remind her of him
(d) It doesn't hurt after awhile, time heals all

10. Why did the waves of invasion pass Pala by?
(a) Pala is shrouded by deadly reefs
(b) Pala has no military
(c) Pala has no trade
(d) Pala has no harbor

11. How did Molly feel when she found out about the affair?
(a) She filed for divorce and sued him
(b) She loved him still, despite everything
(c) She hit him and screamed at him
(d) She told him that she hated him and never wanted to see him again

12. What is the first word(s) Will hears when he wakes up?
(a) Attention
(b) Hello
(c) Hey you! Wake up!
(d) Good Morning

13. Who was the person Appu had always loved and who loved her?
(a) Murugan
(b) Dr. MacPhail
(c) Ranga
(d) Will

14. What is Will's perception of the relationship between Murugan and Dipa?
(a) That they are lovers
(b) That Dipa associates with children
(c) That Dipa and Murugan are planning an assault on a neighboring island
(d) That Murugan is selling out his people

15. What is the major trouble for Pala?
(a) The Rani's spirituality
(b) Murugans' inauguration
(c) Colonel Dipa
(d) The rising tides

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Will want to stay on Pala?

2. Will meets the young man destined to be leader of Pala in the company of what man?

3. What was it that made Appu fall head over heels for Murugan?

4. How did Will view people suddenly?

5. How did Will see Molly?

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