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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Pages 1- 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Ina cultivate?
(a) Squash.
(b) Potato.
(c) Yam.
(d) Jicama.

2. How does the novel gloss the term “l’Oublié”?
(a) The Remembered.
(b) The Unknown.
(c) The Rounded.
(d) The Forgotten.

3. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Before the Earth, / before the moon, / before the stars, / before the sun, / before the sky, / even before the sea, / there was only time and Ta’aroa.”
(b) “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”
(c) “Indeed, we have heard how, in days of yore, / the heroes of Spear-Danes did valorous deeds, / and of the majesty of their monarchs!”
(d) “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

4. What nickname do Todd’s parents give him?
(a) Mr. November.
(b) Mr. Miracle.
(c) Mr. Last in Line.
(d) Mr. First in Line.

5. In what year do phosphate operations on Makatea cease?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following were phosphates earliest found?

2. What fire engine does Rafi’s father work on?

3. What is the name of Rafi’s mother?

4. What kind of plane did Todd’s father own?

5. What is the highest degree Rafi holds?

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