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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rafi’s father define a wardrobe?
(a) “A bunch of clothes with pretensions.”
(b) “A clothes closet with a trust fund.”
(c) “A gateway to adventure.”
(d) “A chest of drawers with a day job.”

2. What bird do Ina and Hariti find dead on the beach?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Seagull.
(c) Albatross.
(d) Kestrel.

3. What is the first game Todd remembers playing with his father?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Chutes and Ladders.
(c) Candy Land.
(d) Sorry!

4. What is the first game Todd remembers winning against his father?
(a) Chess.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Mancala.
(d) Parcheesi.

5. From which of the following does Rafi steal?
(a) Joey Blackman.
(b) Chuck Strongman.
(c) Bobby Armstrong.
(d) Hank McCoy.

6. What bus route does Rafi’s mother drive?
(a) Sheridan.
(b) LaSalle.
(c) Racine.
(d) Harrison.

7. How does the novel gloss the term “Menteur”?
(a) Mental.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Liar.
(d) Lame.

8. What fire engine does Rafi’s father work on?
(a) 33.
(b) 55.
(c) 44.
(d) 22.

9. What is Rafi’s father’s name?
(a) Barack.
(b) George.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Donald.

10. What ball team did Rafi play on?
(a) Downtown Destroyers.
(b) Baker St. Blitz.
(c) Abbott Afros.
(d) Chicago Cubs.

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

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

13. Which of the following appellations is assigned to Rafi by his classmates?
(a) Teach.
(b) Snitch.
(c) Preach.
(d) Itch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Rafi play with his grandfather?

2. In what field does Rafi hold his highest degree?

3. Which of the following does Todd call his favorite language?

4. What Sousa march was written the year phosphates were discovered on Makatea?

5. Where did Evie dive with her father?

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