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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Thompson offer to the other passengers?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Gum.
(d) Whiskey.
2. Who supposedly lives at the ship's destination?
(a) European settlers.
(b) Christian school children.
(c) No one.
(d) Island natives.
3. What is the passenger ship's destination?
(a) Tahiti.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) Tukwila.
(d) Tutuila.
4. Which activity is not one indulged in by the passengers?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Smoking.
5. Who issues orders?
(a) Trader.
(b) Mr. Davidson.
(c) Mrs. Davidson.
(d) Island police.
6. Davidson believes Thompson is involved in which profession?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Law.
(c) Artistic.
(d) Prostitution.
7. Who is not among that group?
(a) Mrs. Davidson.
(b) Swan.
(c) Horn.
(d) Quartermaster.
8. What word might Macphail use to describe Davidson's tactics?
(a) Dictatorial.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Fair.
(d) Underhanded.
9. What is the name of the trader?
(a) Horn.
(b) Swan.
(c) Chase.
(d) Peters.
10. What weather condition must passengers face as they disembark?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Rain.
(c) Typhoon.
(d) Wind.
11. What type of attitude is attributed to Macphail?
(a) Lackadaisical.
(b) Uptight.
(c) Hell hath no fury.
(d) Live and let live.
12. What about Thompson does Macphail admire?
(a) Feminine wiles.
(b) Determination.
(c) Brooch.
(d) Luggage.
13. Mrs. Davidson is grateful for which of the following?
(a) Hot coffee.
(b) Remembering her raincoat.
(c) Not having to serve on the island.
(d) Croissants.
14. Which location turns out to be the main setting in the story?
(a) Tutuila.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Pago Pago.
15. What interrupts the group's conversation?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Doorbell.
(c) Gramophone.
(d) Oven timer.
Short Answer Questions
1. What object does Davidson attempt to break?
2. How long was the position held?
3. What adjective is used by Mrs. Davidson to describe the inhabitants?
4. The story takes place after which war?
5. Which word would Macphail use to describe the natives?
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