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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. Who spends time talking with Thompson?
(a) Constable.
(b) Davidson.
(c) Horn.
(d) Macphail.

2. Where does everyone else go?
(a) Drawing room.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Tavern.
(d) Their separate rooms.

3. Who is confronted by Thompson?
(a) Macphail.
(b) Horn.
(c) Governor.
(d) Davidson.

4. What book does Thompson read?
(a) Emily Post.
(b) Bible.
(c) Book of the Dead.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

5. What concern surrounds the request?
(a) Quarantine.
(b) Water supply.
(c) Illness.
(d) Travel arrangements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Davidson do after dinner?

2. When is the deportation scheduled to take place?

3. What is offered to Thompson?

4. Davidson contacts people in which U.S. city?

5. What fascinates Davidson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Horn's forecast for the island's weather? Is this a common occurrence?

2. Why does Thompson meet with the governor? What is the outcome?

3. What is Thompson's reaction to Davidson's solution to her problem? What happens next?

4. What is the main activity in the house over the next four days?

5. What is Davidson's latest epiphany regarding Thompson and her reluctance to go to San Francisco?

6. Describe the interaction between Thompson and the other travelers over the next few days.

7. How does Thompson's demeanor change toward Davidson and the others?

8. What is the governor's opinion of Davidson?

9. What happens the night before Thompson is due to leave the island for San Francisco?

10. What is the purpose and plan surrounding Thompson's plea to Macphail?

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