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

2. How does the novel gloss the term “l’Oublié”?
(a) The Unknown.
(b) The Forgotten.
(c) The Rounded.
(d) The Remembered.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rafi’s father define a wardrobe?

2. How does the novel gloss the term “kaveu”?

3. Along what road does Rafi commute to his magnet school?

4. In what year do phosphate operations on Makatea cease?

5. What is the name of Rafi’s sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Tamatoa not sleep at night?

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

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

10. Why is Rafi sent to a magnet school?

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