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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rafi study in elementary school?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

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

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

4. How does the novel gloss the term “gati”?
(a) Tribe.
(b) Clan.
(c) Family.
(d) Sept.

5. Along what road does Rafi commute to his magnet school?
(a) Chicago Avenue.
(b) Route 66.
(c) Edens Expressway.
(d) Riverside Drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which university does Evie apply?

2. What high school had Todd’s mother attended?

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

4. Which of the following does Ina cultivate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the novel, what is the primary importance of phosphates?

2. What domains are ascribed to the deity Tane in the novel?

3. Why does the young Evie fear nitrogen intoxication?

4. Why is Rafi sent to a magnet school?

5. Why is Evie asked about continental drift in her admissions appeal?

6. What motivates Rafi’s father’s insistence on his reading?

7. What game does Rafi play at the Taylor library?

8. How does Todd explain his father’s desire to have a child?

9. How does Evie camouflage herself while in high school?

10. What does Evie answer when asked about her life philosophy?

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