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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. How big was the lizard?
(a) Three and a half inches long.
(b) Four inches long.
(c) About three inches long.
(d) About two inches long.

2. At what time would the camp be empty?
(a) Eight thirty.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine thirty.
(d) Nine.

3. What didn't Richard buy?
(a) Boiled sweets.
(b) Razorblades.
(c) Rice.
(d) Batteries.

4. What year was this character in Vietnam?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1964.

5. What kind of competition had Richard and Etienne had?
(a) A swimming contest.
(b) A diving contest.
(c) A fishing contest.
(d) A swimming race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Richard's last purchase?

2. What color was the watermark strip when it dipped below the ocean?

3. Why shouldn't Richard look down?

4. In "Schindler's List", what color was the little girls coat?

5. What is the guy's record with Tetris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conveyed a sense or normalcy to Richard when he had woken up?

2. What game did the three people play as they swum out to sea? How did Richard feel about the game?

3. What made the map intricate?

4. What was the cue for Richard to call it a night?

5. How did Richard feel about his parting from the two Americans the last time?

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

7. Why did Richard feel as though he was governed by someone else in retrospect?

8. What did Richard realize that he would have to do when he came to the cliffs and the waterfall? What did he imagine when he had looked at the waterfall and the pool beneath?

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

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

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