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

2. What call number does Todd read through in his hometown library?
(a) 623.89.
(b) 551.46.
(c) VK.
(d) GC.

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

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

5. Which of the following islands does Evie favor?
(a) Harkers.
(b) Ocracoke.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) Roanoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Ina cultivate?

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

3. What bird do Ina and Hariti find dead on the beach?

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

5. Who is Makatea’s technologist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of phosphate mining on Makatea?

2. In applying for high school admission, what does Rafi note is his favorite place in the world?

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

4. Why does Ina tell Hariti the story of Ta’aroa?

5. From what do the phosphate deposits on Makatea derive?

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

7. What makes Bart a good study partner for Evie while they are in college together?

8. Why is Rafi advanced a grade level?

9. Why does the young Evie fear nitrogen intoxication?

10. Why does Rafi dislike reading the encyclopedias his father gave him?

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