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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 was the name of the soap that Richard was going to give to Unhygenix?
(a) Axe.
(b) Lurume.
(c) Luxarme.
(d) Luxume.

2. What had happened to the main character's neighbor?
(a) He'd overdosed on drugs.
(b) He'd been electrocuted.
(c) He'd committed suicide.
(d) He'd been murdered.

3. Who was in Richard's dream?
(a) Etienne.
(b) Mr. Duck.
(c) Francoise.
(d) His mother.

4. What was Richard's last purchase?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A package of boiled sweets.
(c) A pair of shorts.
(d) A t-shirt.

5. What was the nickname of the head cook?
(a) Stinky.
(b) Unhygenix.
(c) Fisholder.
(d) Fishy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was this character in Vietnam?

2. What made the girl a poor sight?

3. What kind of vehicle did the group take from the Koh Samui port?

4. Why did Keaty speak fast to Jean?

5. What is the most widely understood word in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation did Richard offer for the shape of the island on which the Beach was located?

2. What did Francoise and Etienne fear when they had seen Richard chatting with the Americans? Why was this?

3. What had made Jed's day bad?

4. Why did Richard's reflection come as quite a shock?

5. What gave the illusion of a confined personal area, and how was the effect spoiled?

6. What had the Filipino guy that Richard had met taught him about jellyfish?

7. What was the purpose of the lashed together branches?

8. What did Etienne notice about the dope that they had found on the island?

9. What was different between the beach and the world and how did it make Richard feel?

10. Why did Richard keep an open mind when it came to Jed?

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