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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 63 - 140.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year is Todd born?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1980.

3. How does the novel gloss the term “mana”?
(a) Respect.
(b) Circuses.
(c) Bread.
(d) Magic.

4. Which of the following appellations is assigned to Rafi by his classmates?
(a) Milquetoast.
(b) Popinjay.
(c) Fauntleroy.
(d) Poindexter.

5. Which of the following does Tailliez show Diolé?
(a) Rimbaud.
(b) Mallarmé.
(c) Verlaine.
(d) Baudelaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel begin?

2. What is the name of Ina’s son?

3. To which of the following does Evie apply for postgraduate schooling?

4. Who is Makatea’s technologist?

5. In what year do phosphate operations on Makatea cease?

(see the answer key)

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