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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. What cure does Ruth prescribe for Dan?
(a) A barefoot walk in the surf.
(b) A tanning booth.
(c) A barefoot walk on coals.
(d) A sauna.

2. For what does Dan listen?
(a) A shark.
(b) Civilization.
(c) A rescue boat or helicopter.
(d) Waves crashing on the shore.

3. When does Mama Chia resume her work as midwife and kahuna?
(a) When she retires.
(b) When she wants to reach a higher plane of ascension.
(c) After receiving a letter from Socrates about Dan.
(d) When she becomes gravely ill.

4. What does the conscious self become?
(a) A wheel.
(b) A robot.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) An arch.

5. What does Sachi ask her baby brother?
(a) To go with her to a new island.
(b) To help her learn about nature.
(c) To help her convince her parents to let her travel alone.
(d) To tell her what God feels like.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author do what he does on his wedding night?

2. What kind of juice do Ruth and Dan have to drink when they first meet?

3. What lesson from Socrates does the author have difficulty following in this early part of the book?

4. How does Millman finally decide to contact the woman whom Socrates mentioned?

5. Upon what island does Dan land?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dan feel about his personal connection to India?

2. How does Dan decide to commence his search for the woman of whom Socrates had once told Dan, and do you think that is a logical solution?

3. Why does Dan decide to stop over in Hawaii and what do you think is the reason for his layover?

4. For what is Dan searching in India and why does he choose India?

5. Dan remembers that Ruth wrote that the experience he is on is a question of "trust and faith." Do you believe this is true?

6. Dan tries to stay awake and conscious because he's afraid of what might happen if he falls asleep. Do you think this is symbolic of anything?

7. How does Ruth respond to Dan's appearance at the party and what do you think this foreshadows?

8. What is the irony of Dan's situation out on the vast Pacific Ocean?

9. What does Dan realize he must do at this time in his life?

10. What does Dan say about death and how do you think he will overcome his feelings about it?

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