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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Does Murugan follow these practices?
(a) Yes
(b) I don't know
(c) Only in appearances
(d) No
2. Who was the person Appu had always loved and who loved her?
(a) Ranga
(b) Dr. MacPhail
(c) Will
(d) Murugan
3. Who does Will have an affair with?
(a) Babs
(b) Jill
(c) June
(d) Molly
4. What does Appu's lover think of her mental state?
(a) She is abnormally sane
(b) She's a closet psychotic
(c) She is slightly crazy
(d) She is completely neurotic
5. What does Karuna mean to the Palanese?
(a) War
(b) Karan
(c) Peace
(d) Compassion
6. What brought this view of humanity on?
(a) His nightmares
(b) A Discovery channel show
(c) Himself as the product of his parents
(d) He witnessed a murder
7. How long does Dr. Robert say that Will can stay on Pala?
(a) Four months
(b) One month
(c) Two weeks
(d) Six months
8. What is/are Murugan's top prioritie(s) as ruler of Pala?
(a) To turn Pala into a tourist trap
(b) To establish a dictatorship and become rich
(c) To find a way to persuade people to his will
(d) Militarization and industrialization
9. How does Susila believe she would have fared had she not been Palanese?
(a) She would have had different parents
(b) She would have been a problem child
(c) She would have been 'unhappily ever after'
(d) She would have done better
10. Why was Will headed to Pala?
(a) To find himself
(b) To introduce western culture to the indigenous people there
(c) To document and take pictures of rare species of birds
(d) To pave the way to the rich oil deposits there
11. What does the tea Will is fed do, according to the nurse?
(a) It is a pain killer
(b) It is a flavorful beverage to delight his palate
(c) Helps people to stop worrying
(d) It is a sleeping draught
12. How did Will view people suddenly?
(a) As ants
(b) As phantom maggots
(c) As flies
(d) As apes
13. What does the boy gesture to Will?
(a) To come with him
(b) To act as though they've never met
(c) To get up and get out
(d) To fornicate himself
14. How did Will see Molly?
(a) As a Sister of Mercy
(b) As a good Catholic woman
(c) As a sweet and dear friend
(d) As a Wife of Love
15. What is the first thing Will does when he wakes up on Pala?
(a) He immediately begins work on a spear
(b) Surveys his surroundings and makes a mental note of what he has
(c) Recounts his late wife's death
(d) He sits up and examines himself for injuries
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Part 1 of the book state about religion?
2. How many children were in James and Janet's family?
3. How does Will feel about his marooning on Pala?
4. What does the little book state about faith?
5. Who wrote the poem that Will found in the book?
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