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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 kills Evie’s mother?
(a) Burst aneurysm.
(b) Aortic dissection.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

2. On which atoll had the Queen worked?
(a) Douglass.
(b) Moruroa.
(c) Bikini.
(d) Midway.

3. Which of the following does Rafi quote to Todd?
(a) Romein.
(b) Caillois.
(c) Buizinga.
(d) Le Goff.

4. Where had Madame Martin studied?
(a) Bourges.
(b) Lyon.
(c) Valence.
(d) Dijon.

5. Where was Todd when Y2K happened?
(a) Almaden.
(b) Noddin.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Mountain Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many francs does Wen Lai pay per pound of crab?

2. Where does Todd go to college?

3. What license plate had Todd’s father had?

4. In which of the following had the Queen participated?

5. Which artist’s work had Todd’s father owned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rafi initially intend to attend community college?

2. Why does Rafi take a college course in European Literary Modernism while still in high school?

3. What is done with the remains of Todd’s father?

4. Why does the Queen make a point of calling on Wen Lai?

5. What had Todd’s father said about a person’s worth and character?

6. What does Todd note about eggplant?

7. How does the novel describe the defeat by Deep Blue of Kasparov?

8. What is Ina’s master’s project in art?

9. What coda does Evie hope to witness from helping the manta ray?

10. What is Rafi’s refuge on campus as a freshman?

(see the answer keys)

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