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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing Will did when he awoke from his nap?
(a) Went to the bathroom
(b) Resumed reading
(c) Called for Molly
(d) Started up a conversation with the people who were there

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

3. What main idea shifted the population into accepting the second reform?
(a) Painless surgery
(b) The knowledge they would be healthier as a result
(c) Medicine to increase lifespan
(d) Painless childbirth

4. What does Mr. Bahu say the plague of the twentieth century is?
(a) Cancer
(b) The Gray Life
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) AIDS

5. How many children were in James and Janet's family?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Six

6. What does Part 1 of the book state about religion?
(a) That the principals of every religion ought to be followed
(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) All religions are equal and the same

7. How often does mail leave the island?
(a) Every second day
(b) Once a week
(c) Twice a week
(d) Once every two weeks

8. How long does Dr. Robert say that Will can stay on Pala?
(a) Six months
(b) Two weeks
(c) Four months
(d) One month

9. What was the paper in which Andrew MacPhail read about animal magnetism?
(a) "The Speculum"
(b) "The Scalpel"
(c) "The Stethoscope"
(d) "The Lancet"

10. What dialect of English did the Palanese have?
(a) American
(b) Cockney
(c) British
(d) Wales

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

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

13. What does Mr. Bahu keep trying to convince Will about?
(a) The futility of Pala's continued way of life
(b) How evil the island truly is
(c) The legitimacy of his heritage
(d) The importance of investing young

14. What brought this view of humanity on?
(a) He witnessed a murder
(b) His nightmares
(c) A Discovery channel show
(d) Himself as the product of his parents

15. Does Murugan follow these practices?
(a) Yes
(b) Only in appearances
(c) I don't know
(d) No

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susila compare children to?

2. What is/are Murugan's top prioritie(s) as ruler of Pala?

3. Why was Will headed to Pala?

4. How does Susila believe she would have fared had she not been Palanese?

5. How does Susila compare the grief of her husband's passing?

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