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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Macphail see in the morning?
(a) Man overboard.
(b) Storm clouds.
(c) Island.
(d) Whale.

2. Where did the Davidsons meet?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) Egypt.

3. What word might Macphail use to describe Davidson's tactics?
(a) Fair.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Underhanded.
(d) Dictatorial.

4. What necessity is lacking on the island?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Television.
(d) Cars.

5. What are the passengers forced to deal with in relation to the accommodations?
(a) Discomfort.
(b) Cold.
(c) Rats.
(d) Dirt.

6. From what ailment is Macphail recovering?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) War wound.
(c) Skull fracture.
(d) Broken leg.

7. Mrs. Davidson is grateful for which of the following?
(a) Not having to serve on the island.
(b) Croissants.
(c) Remembering her raincoat.
(d) Hot coffee.

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

9. To whom does Macphail speak?
(a) Mrs. Davidson.
(b) Mr. Davidson.
(c) First mate.
(d) Purser.

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

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

12. What adjective expresses Mrs. Macphail's opinion of Thompson?
(a) Crass.
(b) Flaky.
(c) Unrefined.
(d) Common.

13. Which word would Macphail use to describe the natives?
(a) Frivolous.
(b) Polite.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Immoral.

14. What does Macphail fetch?
(a) Luggage.
(b) Water.
(c) Constable.
(d) Concierge.

15. Which of the following garners Mrs. Davidson's disapproval?
(a) Native dress.
(b) Stale coffee.
(c) Mr. Davidson's hat.
(d) Lack of modern facilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Macphail on the errand?

2. Which character is accustomed to getting his/her own way?

3. The passengers' rooms are nearly devoid of which object?

4. Who is not among that group?

5. From which country had Mrs. Davidson just returned?

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