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

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

3. What is the name of Rafi’s sister?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Shaundy.
(c) Sondy.
(d) Sony.

4. For what team had Didier hoped to play?
(a) The Blacks.
(b) Los Blancos.
(c) Die Roten.
(d) Les Bleus.

5. Who was Rafi’s first-grade teacher?
(a) Davidson.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Patterson.
(d) Ebberson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss “latency”?

2. What fire engine does Rafi’s father work on?

3. What bus route does Rafi’s mother drive?

4. What is the first game Todd remembers playing with his father?

5. Who was Didier’s predecessor in office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Tamatoa not sleep at night?

3. Why does Ina pray in Tahitian?

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

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

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

7. What is described as the major perk of the mayoral office on Makatea?

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

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

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

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