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

2. 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.

3. How many missions did Vincent successfully fly in the Sky Priestess?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seventeen.

4. What airport does Tuck crash-land the jet at?
(a) Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
(b) LaGuardia International Airport.
(c) Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
(d) Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

5. What is the name of the doctor who hires Tuck?
(a) Curt.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Elsinore.
(d) Randy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position at Mary Jean's company does Tuck's visitor hold?

2. What is the name of the person who bought Kimi from Kimi's mother?

3. According to the naval intelligence man that Tuck meets at the dock, how long is the Micro Trader expected to be gone for?

4. Where does the student Mary Jean hires to look after Tuck go to school?

5. As he drives Tuck to the airport for his flight, what does Tuck's driver run over?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jefferson Pardee need to find a new lead story for his paper?

2. Why is Tuck hung in a tree by the island natives?

3. How does Sarapul respond when Kimi accuses Sarapul of eating Roberto?

4. According to Sarapul, where did navigators rank in the old days?

5. What does Tuck liken watching the sharks circle the boat to?

6. Why had Sarapul been permanently banished from the Shark People's village?

7. Why was Sarapul glad that no one could see him as he tried to capture his prey?

8. What does Tuck remember from his youth that helps him steer the boat on the way to Alualu?

9. Why does the telegram Tuck receives in his hotel room refer to staphylococci and research?

10. As the emergency crews race after Tuck's plane when he crash-lands at the airport, the fireman notes that there is not enough fire. What does this statement signify?

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