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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 , Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fades in the author's memories as he leads a "normal" life?
(a) His past life as a Tibetan monk.
(b) His memories of fighting in Viet Nam.
(c) His father's death.
(d) His encounter with Socrates.

2. What happens as Dan contemplates the sky from the surfboard?
(a) He realizes he has been duped.
(b) He falls off.
(c) He wonders about his daughter.
(d) He falls asleep.

3. What does Dan do just before darkness falls?
(a) Lies down on a sheet beside the well.
(b) Sobs.
(c) Lies down on a sheet beside the grave.
(d) Screams

4. Simply put, what are Dan's instructions when he gets to Makapuu Beach?
(a) Find a surfboard and start paddling with the tide.
(b) Walk barefoot in the surf.
(c) Build a fire and wait.
(d) Look for a special shell and listen to what is says.

5. If Dan fails in the task Mama Chia gives him, what will happen?
(a) He will try again.
(b) He will succeed just from trying.
(c) He will feel pain and part of him will die.
(d) He will know he is not yet ready for that floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what has Mama Chia put Dan in touch?

2. What becomes an obsession to Dan?

3. What is the law of faith?

4. Who does Mama Chia meet when she is 7?

5. What do four Hawaiian punks do?

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