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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is/are Murugan's top prioritie(s) as ruler of Pala?
(a) To establish a dictatorship and become rich
(b) To find a way to persuade people to his will
(c) Militarization and industrialization
(d) To turn Pala into a tourist trap

2. What was it that made Appu fall head over heels for Murugan?
(a) His political position
(b) His boyish charm
(c) His white satin pajamas
(d) His suave demeanor

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

4. How do the people of Pala suggest he conquer his fear?
(a) By acting it out for a tribe of people
(b) By recounting his story until he no longer fears it
(c) By pushing it to the back of his mind and not thinking about it
(d) By facing his fear and repeating the action that made him feel it

5. 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

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

7. What is SD?
(a) Sexual Discrimination
(b) Sensual Dance
(c) Self-Determination
(d) Soothing Dialogue

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

9. How many passes did it take Andrew MacPhail to put the Raja to sleep?
(a) Two hundred and eleven
(b) One hundred, thirty seven
(c) Two hundred, fifteen
(d) Two hundred and eight

10. What does the Rani believe will save humanity?
(a) Homosexual tendencies
(b) Her pseudo religion "Cult of the Soul"
(c) A filleting of those who affront the will of God
(d) Her pseudo religion "Crusade of the Spirit"

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Will meet Babs?
(a) On a plane while he was on his way to Africa
(b) On another island getaway he took from his wife
(c) At a strip club when he was there with Rachel
(d) At a bar when he was alone and drowning his sorrows

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did the MacPhails start out as?

2. What does Part 1 of the book state about religion?

3. How does Will arrive on the island?

4. How many waves of invasion passed Pala by?

5. What does Karuna mean to the Palanese?

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