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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. In what creature does Bart specialize?
(a) Snails.
(b) Slugs.
(c) Cuttlefish.
(d) Octopodes.

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

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

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

5. How old is Todd in the present of the novel?
(a) 57.
(b) 37.
(c) 67.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname do Todd’s parents give him?

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

3. What is the name of Ina’s son?

4. In which school is Rafi earliest enrolled?

5. Which of the following identified phosphates?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is the title “President of French Polynesia” a lie in the novel?

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

6. Why is Didier selected to be mayor?

7. Why is Rafi sent to a magnet school?

8. Why does the young Evie fear nitrogen intoxication?

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

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

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