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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of Alec Macphail?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Missionary.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Quartermaster.

2. How many principal characters have been introduced to date?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. Mrs. Macphail claims her husband is acting which way with Mr. Davidson?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Jovial.
(c) Menacing.
(d) Harsh.

4. The story takes place after which war?
(a) Crimean War.
(b) Spanish Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

5. From which country had Mrs. Davidson just returned?
(a) China.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Madagascar.

6. How is the issue resolved?
(a) Horn gives in.
(b) It is not resolved.
(c) A policeman intervenes.
(d) Thompson begins to cry.

7. What type of attitude is attributed to Macphail?
(a) Uptight.
(b) Live and let live.
(c) Lackadaisical.
(d) Hell hath no fury.

8. Who issues orders?
(a) Trader.
(b) Mr. Davidson.
(c) Island police.
(d) Mrs. Davidson.

9. Where do the passengers sleep?
(a) On the ship.
(b) In the jail.
(c) Above the store.
(d) At the captain's house.

10. Mrs. Davidson criticizes which behavior of the inhabitants?
(a) Cannibalism.
(b) Gaiety.
(c) Inappropriate marital practices.
(d) Devotion to ritual.

11. What disease breaks out on the island?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Measles.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Typhoid.

12. Name one thing that has been eliminated from Davidson's district.
(a) Dancing.
(b) Performing music on the beach.
(c) Wearing black.
(d) Cursing.

13. What adjective can best be used to describe Mrs. Davidson?
(a) Prudish.
(b) Prissy.
(c) Pompous.
(d) Peculiar.

14. Who oversees dinner?
(a) Mrs. Davidson.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Horn.
(d) Chef.

15. What is the argument about?
(a) Quarantine.
(b) Weather.
(c) Lack of entertainment.
(d) Fare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Thompson does Macphail admire?

2. What happens after dinner?

3. What is the estimated year?

4. Which activity is not one indulged in by the passengers?

5. How does Mrs. Davidson feel about Mr. Davidson?

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