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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where had Dr. Robert gone?
(a) Shizasuram
(b) France
(c) England
(d) Shivapuram

3. Who else of royal descent pays Will Farnaby a visit?
(a) Queen Elizabeth
(b) The Rani of Pala, and Murugan's mother
(c) Prince William
(d) The Resi of Pala, and Murugan's mother

4. What does Will compare his late father to?
(a) An enormous turd
(b) A gentian
(c) A spring sunrise
(d) A water buffalo

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What brought this view of humanity on?

2. What is the difference between Will and Susila's pain?

3. What does the tea Will is fed do, according to the nurse?

4. How many months did it take Babs to tire of Will?

5. What is the first culture difference Will perceives on this island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems so foreign about the way the people of Pala deal with fear?

2. Why was Will never interested in power? Quote from the text.

3. What are Murugan's plans for Pala?

4. In what major way do the doctors of Pala and the doctors of the rest of the world differ?

5. What did Will find humiliating about working as a journalist?

6. Define the term "mother" in Palanese terms.

7. Define self determination also known as destiny control in Palanese terms.

8. Murugan appears at Will's bed and engages in a dialogue. What does this dialogue portray Murugan to be?

9. What does nurse Radha say the correct way of going about treating someone is?

10. Before Andrew went to Pala, what were his ambitions?

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