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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term “fenua”?
(a) Water.
(b) Land.
(c) Sky.
(d) People.

2. How many solar panels does Makatea boast?
(a) 100.
(b) 300.
(c) 400.
(d) 200.

3. About which of the following is Evie quizzed in her admissions appeal?
(a) Marangoni stress.
(b) Langmuir circulation.
(c) Thermohaline circulation.
(d) Edwin Muir.

4. In what field does Rafi hold his highest degree?
(a) Educational psychology.
(b) American literature.
(c) Theology.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

5. What is the name of Ina’s son?
(a) Ihi.
(b) Afa.
(c) Ege.
(d) Ojo.

6. To which of the following does Evie compare herself?
(a) Yellowfin tuna.
(b) Cod.
(c) Mackerel.
(d) Bluefin tuna.

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

8. Who is Rafi’s third grade teacher?
(a) Capp.
(b) Papp.
(c) Rapp.
(d) Stapp.

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

10. On which of the following were phosphates earliest found?
(a) Banaba.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) Nauru.
(d) Makatea.

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

12. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Indeed, we have heard how, in days of yore, / the heroes of Spear-Danes did valorous deeds, / and of the majesty of their monarchs!”
(b) “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”
(c) “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
(d) “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.”

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

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

15. In what year does Evie begin college?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname do Todd’s parents give him?

2. In what class does Todd first encounter Rafi?

3. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

4. How old is Todd when he gets his first computer?

5. With which chess strategy does Rafi display facility?

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