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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lux say she and her boyfriend should demand before taking the job in Chapter Four?
(a) That the girls sign a contract.
(b) That the girls pay to fix the boat, too.
(c) That the girls pay their health insurance costs.
(d) That Lux and her boyfriend sell the boat first.

2. Who does Lux waitress with in the "Before" section?
(a) Henry.
(b) Rennie.
(c) Cam.
(d) Lizzie.

3. In Chapter Eight, how long before reaching the island does Lux and everyone else see it?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) A full day.
(d) Four days.

4. Where does Lux work as the book opens?
(a) Haleakala Resort.
(b) The Hamden Inn.
(c) The Marriott.
(d) The New Rochelle.

5. Who comes up on the deck during the terrible storm?
(a) Richard.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Amma.
(d) Helen.

6. When does Lux's morning watch on the ship end in Chapter Seven?
(a) At 10 am.
(b) At midnight.
(c) As the sun comes up.
(d) At 12 pm.

7. How does the storm come on?
(a) Like a tornado.
(b) Fast.
(c) Slowly, then all at once.
(d) There is no storm.

8. Who does Nico remind Lux of unpleasantly as he talks to his ex-girlfriend?
(a) Her ex-boyfriend.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

9. Where do Lux and her boyfriend live?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Spain.

10. What does a red sky at night mean for sailors in an old saying?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Good weather ahead.
(c) Bad weather ahead.
(d) Sailors will see a lot of dolphins on the trip.

11. What does Hawaii, as a state, seem to eat a lot of?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Spam.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Rice.

12. Where did Lux once go to college?
(a) Yale.
(b) UCSD.
(c) Millersville.
(d) University of Chicago.

13. What is clipping Lux to the ship in Chapter Seven?
(a) A teflon wire.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A nylon safety belt.
(d) A rope.

14. Where did Lux's boyfriend grow up?
(a) La Jolla.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Frisole.

15. Where did Lux spend much of her childhood?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lux and her boyfriend meet the two girls in Chapter Three?

2. What does Lux's boyfriend call the boat's bathroom?

3. What was thought to be bad luck in the old days of sailing?

4. Who does Lux think dreams are really for?

5. What does Lux's boyfriend have tattooed on his arm in her honor?

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