Playground: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Richard Powers
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Playground: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Didier’s predecessor in office?
(a) Jules Amaru.
(b) Verne Beauregard.
(c) Arthur Watanabe.
(d) Clark Poeti.

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

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

4. What book do Bart and Evie read together?
(a) Clearly It Is Ocean.
(b) On the Road.
(c) Moby-Dick.
(d) The Silent World.

5. In what class does Todd first encounter Rafi?
(a) Pre-calculus.
(b) History of Jazz.
(c) Ecclesiastical Latin.
(d) World Civ.

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

7. To which of the following does Rafi compare chess?
(a) Gilgamesh.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Kalevala.
(d) Aeneid.

8. What kind of plane did Todd’s father own?
(a) Mooney 20B.
(b) Cirrus SR22.
(c) deHaviland Twin Otter.
(d) Cessna Skyhawk.

9. How does the novel gloss “latency”?
(a) Advancing into the future.
(b) Advancing into the past.
(c) Retreating into the past.
(d) Retreating into the future.

10. Which of the following does Ina cultivate?
(a) Pistachio.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Pecan.

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

12. What Sousa march was written the year phosphates were discovered on Makatea?
(a) “The Liberty Bell.”
(b) “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
(c) “The Thunderer.”
(d) “Semper Fidelis.”

13. What is Bart’s nickname?
(a) Lamprey.
(b) Limpet.
(c) Limpwrist.
(d) Limp-along.

14. Which of the following identified phosphates?
(a) Albert Ellis.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Phillip Quartermain.
(d) George Harris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term “Menteur”?

2. As what is Rafi’s stepfather employed?

3. With which chess strategy does Rafi display facility?

4. For mispronouncing which word is Rafi mocked in high school?

5. What is the highest degree Rafi holds?

(see the answer keys)

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