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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Purdy believe wrote the "Tale of Two Cities"?
(a) Ernest Hemmingway.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Victor Hugo.

2. What shape will the new schoolhouse be in the village?
(a) Square.
(b) Round.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Pentagon shaped.

3. What does Fisby want the ladies to do first with their Ladies League for Democratic Action?
(a) Elect a League President.
(b) Have weekly bridge lessons.
(c) Have weekly English lessons.
(d) Create a forum for democratic talks.

4. When, according to Col. Purdy, will US troops be out of Okinawa?
(a) In five years.
(b) By the next generation.
(c) In 100 years.
(d) By the next year.

5. What magazine does Col. Purdy read?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) Auto Mechanics.
(c) American Roadster.
(d) Adventure Magazine.

6. What did Fisby do before the war?
(a) He was a mechanic.
(b) He was a professor of Humanities.
(c) He was a janitor at a college.
(d) He was a manager at a grocery store.

7. What is Sakini chewing when the play begins?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Doughnuts.
(c) Beef Jerky.
(d) Juicy-fruit gum.

8. When Fisby tells one of the people to get off, what does this character say to Fisby?
(a) "Why?"
(b) "I'm not taking up any room."
(c) "I'm going, so let's get going!"
(d) "If the goat can ride, then so can I."

9. What is tsukemono?
(a) A building.
(b) A between-meal snack.
(c) A style of shoe.
(d) A hat.

10. What upsets Col. Purdy about the men dancing at the officer's club?
(a) They are dancing with "questionable" women.
(b) Officers are dancing with enlisted men.
(c) The men are dancing with the natives.
(d) They wear kimonos when they dance.

11. What does Mr. Hokaida give as a gift?
(a) A cricket cage.
(b) A cricket.
(c) A goat.
(d) A teacup.

12. Why does the traveler need so many packages?
(a) She always travels with many packages.
(b) She is taking many presents.
(c) She is going for three or four months to visit.
(d) She is selling objects she has made.

13. Why do the people of the village want to make Hokaida Chief of Police?
(a) He is a good wrestler and people are afraid of him.
(b) He owns his own gun.
(c) He is the strongest man in the village.
(d) He is the tallest man in the village.

14. What kind of eggs does Miss Higa Jiga give to Fisby?
(a) Dinosaur eggs.
(b) Turtle eggs.
(c) Cricket eggs.
(d) Chicken eggs.

15. What did the children want to see on the trip?
(a) Other children.
(b) The ocean.
(c) An army base.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fisby ask Lotus Blossom to do when he takes the call from Col. Purdy?

2. What is Fisby wearing when Col. Purdy calls him?

3. What is Miss Higa Jiga complaining about in particular?

4. Who is in love with Lotus Blossom?

5. On what island does the play take place?

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