View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people converse with Macphail?

2. Where is the offer fulfilled?

3. What activity is part of the evening's schedule?

4. Where did the Davidsons meet?

5. What happens after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interrupts and annoys the travelers during high tea?

2. Briefly describe the personality of Dr. Macphail.

3. Where are the travelers headed in this part of the story?

4. What is the mode of transportation mentioned at the beginning of the story?

5. What do the travelers soon learn about accommodations?

6. What is Mrs. Davidson's opinion on the fashion of the natives?

7. To whom is Davidson compared by Dr. Macphail?

8. In what part of the world does the story take place?

9. Describe briefly how the Davidsons met.

10. What is the basis of the argument? What is the outcome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Davidson attempts to override the Governor's decision through the threat of contacting powerful allies in the United States. Discuss the Governor's position and authority on the island. To whom would the governor have to answer regarding political pressure? What kind of political influence did Davidson have? Where were the allies? How could they have pressured the Governor into changing his mind? Did the plan work?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Mrs. Davidson's opinion on the lives of the natives. Do you think the opinion is one gained from experience or prejudice? Is the opinion accurate according to the other travelers? How might the natives feel in return?

Essay Topic 3

Thompson is clearly a manipulative and powerful woman. Examine the woman's motives. Why do you think she was on the island? What is her back story? What was the crime she committed in San Francisco? What was the right decision made by the governor in regards to the deportation? What might happen to Thompson in the near future?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 493 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample