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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. How many feet below the ocean surface is the Tektite II?
(a) 52.
(b) 34.
(c) 61.
(d) 43.

2. Which of the following had been Todd’s supervisor?
(a) Cummings.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Handler.
(d) Hadish.

3. How many poets’ work is Rafi expected to treat in his master’s thesis?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. To what neighborhood does Todd move after his father dies?
(a) Lawndale.
(b) McKinley Park.
(c) Bridgeport.
(d) Rogers Park.

5. What had been Didier’s nickname on the soccer pitch?
(a) Bluefin.
(b) Grouper.
(c) Moray.
(d) Reef Shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term “ahima’a”?

2. Who is Didier’s staffer?

3. Where had Rafi’s sister wanted to go?

4. Who is Makatea’s postmistress?

5. Who is Makatea’s medical professional?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the chief objections to developing Makatea?

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

6. Why does Rafi obsess over editing his master’s thesis?

7. What do journalists pointedly not report about Evie’s Tektite II mission?

8. What dangers confront Evie as she dives for her war-operation assignment?

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

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

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