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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 did Will's teachers try to do about people's differences?
(a) Exploit them for their own gain
(b) Make them more than they were
(c) Iron them out
(d) Blow them out of proportion

2. Where was Dr. Robert serving as a naturalist?
(a) On the Nautilus
(b) In Turkey
(c) On the Melampus
(d) On the Olympus

3. Why did Shanta send Tom to talk to Vijaya?
(a) To speak with him about his mother
(b) Vijaya is everything Tom likes to imagine he is
(c) To lend Vijaya a hand
(d) To take consolation from the big man

4. Who does Will remember that hurts him so much from his childhood?
(a) Tigger, a cat
(b) His best friend, Spencer
(c) Aunt Molly
(d) Tiger, a dog

5. What was Murugan doing while everyone else was having a vision?
(a) Picking his nose
(b) Reading his book
(c) Screaming like a banshee
(d) Muttering "this is all so false"

Short Answer Questions

1. Gobind Singh struck up a friendship with who Paris that influenced his work?

2. What does Will describe the Moksha-medicine experience as?

3. What scientist does Will make an allusion to?

4. How do the Palanese teach in comparison to us?

5. What is capable in a very deep trance?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Pala, what is "grace" and how does this version of "grace" differ from ours?

2. What is Shanta's opinion in regards to snakes and snakebites?

3. How are animals treated on Pala versus the rest of the world?

4. What is the symbolism of the Scarecrows? Quote from the book and then simplify.

5. What is Leela Rao's position on the island? What makes her important?

6. What is the most dangerous element to recognize in children and why is it the most dangerous?

7. What is the idea behind repetition in a religious nature?

8. What is the advice to every pair of lovers?

9. Describe how Dr. Robert deals with Lakshmi's death.

10. What are the differences between what Will remembers about the Oedipus play and what Mary recounts?

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