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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pima hand Nailer a knife?
(a) To make sure the girl is dead.
(b) To dig out the diamond stud in the girl's nose.
(c) To cut off the fingers of the girl to get her rings.
(d) To cut off a diamond necklace a dead girl is wearing.

2. What does the Life Cult group use human eggs to do?
(a) Create embryos for the stem cells.
(b) Create a special medicine that prolongs life.
(c) Create half human, half dog beings.
(d) Create a special medicine for cancer.

3. What does Nailer hear when he leans forward closer to the rich girl?
(a) She is praying.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She is breathing.
(d) She is pleading for her life.

4. What does the rich girl say her father will do?
(a) Search for them all if she is harmed and have them arrested.
(b) Give them their own clipper ship.
(c) Give them jobs on clipper ships.
(d) Pay richly for her return.

5. What is clear about Nailer's injury?
(a) It is healing.
(b) It won't heal perfectly.
(c) It is almost healed.
(d) It is infected.

6. What does the girl say when they have built a fire and given her food and water?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Thank you.

7. What surprises Nailer about himself?
(a) He is actually contemplating killing a human just for money.
(b) His conflicting emotions about killing the girl..
(c) He would listen to what Pima is saying.
(d) He is sad.

8. Who is best at stripping wires from ancient tankers?
(a) Anyone who wants good money.
(b) Trained dogs.
(c) Small children.
(d) Strong men.

9. For how many days does the storm rage?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

10. How do Pima and Nailer survive the winds and rain?
(a) Clinging to trees.
(b) Tying themselves to fence posts.
(c) Climbing a hill inland.
(d) Digging a cave in the side of the hill.

11. Where is Nailer feeling pain the next morning?
(a) In his palm.
(b) In his left leg where he cut it.
(c) In his shoulder.
(d) In his head.

12. What shocks Nailer when he emerges from the trees?
(a) Despite the storm's ferocity, almost everything is still standing.
(b) The beach is swept empty.
(c) Two of the tankers are completely beached.
(d) Most everyone is dead.

13. What would Richard be more than willing to do to claim the salvage?
(a) Sell the three children into slavery.
(b) Lie.
(c) Kill all three children.
(d) Give them three children a small pittance for their find.

14. Why does Nailer have to go to his house instead of Pima's?
(a) His father sends word for him to come home.
(b) To tell his father about what happened that day.
(c) The storm is coming too fast to get to Pima's house.
(d) He needs his spare set of clothes.

15. What does Nailer decide has to be done if he does not kill Lucky Girl?
(a) She will have to be handcuffed to him.
(b) She will have to be turned over to Richard.
(c) She will have to be hidden in the jungle.
(d) She will have to swear a blood oath as a crew member.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pima send Lucky Girl to do at the wreck?

2. What happens when Nailer presses the knife against the rich girl?

3. After how much use is the mask supposed to be discarded?

4. Who does Pima see coming their way?

5. On what type of crew does Nailer work?

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