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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the board like that Dan finds?
(a) Like the ones the old Hawaiians used.
(b) A dented, fiberglass board that is slightly too short for his frame.
(c) He cannot find a board.
(d) A new slick, fiberglass board.

2. What are an Indian leper, a French drunk, a suburban teen sniffing drugs, and a dying African baby?
(a) Four people who confront Dan about his life.
(b) Dan's four alter egos.
(c) Four scenes through which Dan moves in the white tower.
(d) Mama Chia's images of Dan.

3. What is a fakir?
(a) A person who demonstrates unusual abilities.
(b) Someone who is a leader of his spiritual group.
(c) A governmental authority in India.
(d) Someone who fakes magic.

4. What does Dan realize about the lower floors?
(a) He must accept what is rather than cling to illusions.
(b) He must organize the clutter.
(c) He must accept his higher self.
(d) He must live on the lower floors though he visits the higher ones.

5. What is the best definition for the Hawaiian word "kahuna?"
(a) The head honcho.
(b) The one who is to sustain.
(c) Magician or expert in any situation.
(d) The one who is to blame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes care of Dan when he is recovering from his days at sea?

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

3. Where has Dan been?

4. What must one do every day?

5. What happened that made Dan go out so foolishly unprepared?

(see the answer key)

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