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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is enamored of Thompson?
(a) Horn.
(b) Swan.
(c) Davidson.
(d) Macphail.

2. Which location turns out to be the main setting in the story?
(a) Pago Pago.
(b) Tutuila.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Jamaica.

3. Who takes charge of the situation?
(a) Trader.
(b) Ship's captain.
(c) Mrs. Davidson.
(d) Macphail.

4. What happens after dinner?
(a) Guests go to bed.
(b) Guests play cards.
(c) Guests read.
(d) Guests watch television.

5. To whom is Mr. Davidson compared?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Moses.
(c) Attila the Hun.
(d) Jesus.

6. How much longer will the guests be required to stay on the island?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. What adjective is used by Mrs. Davidson to describe the inhabitants?
(a) Mean.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Untidy.
(d) Immoral.

8. What word best describes the Macphails at this point?
(a) Concerned.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Disoriented.

9. The passengers' rooms are nearly devoid of which object?
(a) Linens.
(b) Books.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Light.

10. What does Davidson argue about unsuccessfully?
(a) Sleeping arrangements.
(b) Food.
(c) Quarantine.
(d) Cold.

11. What do the Macphails discuss in their cabin?
(a) Weather.
(b) Davidsons.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Packing techniques.

12. Which word best describes Thompson's figure?
(a) Flat.
(b) Plump.
(c) Stodgy.
(d) Round.

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

14. Where will the group be forced to stay?
(a) Pago Pago.
(b) In the local infirmary.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) Aboard the ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the ship dock?

2. What interrupts the group's conversation?

3. What island group does the ship visit?

4. What weather condition must passengers face as they disembark?

5. Where did the Davidsons meet?

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