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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before leaving the hospital room, what does Tuck's visitor set under Tuck's pillow?
(a) A flask.
(b) A recorder.
(c) A remote.
(d) A cell phone.

2. Where does the student Mary Jean hires to look after Tuck go to school?
(a) SMU.
(b) Purdue.
(c) MIT.
(d) WVU.

3. What is the color of Tuck's plane?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

4. According to what Sebastian tells Tuck in the hospital, how long has it been since cannibals have been on Alualu?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) One hundred years.
(c) Seventy years.
(d) Fifty years.

5. When Tuck receives the missionary's item, about how long does Tuck say he still has to recuperate for?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

6. When Sarapul is first introduced in the story, what is he hunting?
(a) A manta ray.
(b) An eel.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A dolphin.

7. How many others are playing cards with Vincent when he is dealing five-card draw?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

8. What does the ship's crew call Jefferson when he arrives at the ship's railing?
(a) Scoop.
(b) Liar.
(c) Pesky.
(d) Tattler.

9. What does the man in the hotel bar talking to Tuck compare people to?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Rodents.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Lemmings.

10. According to the naval intelligence man that Tuck meets at the dock, of all the boats in the Yapese Naval fleet, how many are currently operational?
(a) One.
(b) FIve.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

11. As Tuck's visitor drives Tuck to the airport, how long have the two been friends for?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

12. How far above sea level is Alualu?
(a) Ten feet.
(b) Twenty feet.
(c) Five feet.
(d) Fifteen feet.

13. What does Kimi do as he bails water from the boat?
(a) Curses.
(b) Rants.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Sings.

14. In the hospital when Tucker tells Sebastian that he can call him Tucker instead of Mr. Case, what does Sebastian tell Tucker to call him?
(a) Doc.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Dr. Curtis.
(d) Sir.

15. What position at Mary Jean's company does Tuck's visitor hold?
(a) Personal assistant.
(b) Executive chef.
(c) Steward.
(d) Jet mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Vincent first meets Malink, what does Vincent pull from his pocket when the children appear?

2. When the story begins, what kind of tree is Tuck hanging from?

3. When Tuck arrives in Truk, how much money does the cabbie originally want to drive Tuck into town?

4. As Tuck sleeps after surviving the typhoon, what wakes him from his slumber?

5. What business is Mary Jean in?

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