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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. On which of the following were phosphates earliest found?
(a) Banaba.
(b) Makatea.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Nauru.

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

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

4. What book do Bart and Evie read together?
(a) The Silent World.
(b) On the Road.
(c) Clearly It Is Ocean.
(d) Moby-Dick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss “latency”?

2. Which of the following does Ina cultivate?

3. Who was Rafi’s first-grade teacher?

4. What is the name of Rafi’s mother?

5. Who is Rafi’s third grade teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ina recall about leatherback turtles?

5. How does Todd learn to program chess games?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Tamatoa not sleep at night?

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