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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had been left on the main character's door?

2. What did Daffy call the first day they had arrived on the Beach?

3. What element led the main character to fantasize that his bed was a space ship?

4. What was the first thing that Richard did when he got into his hut?

5. What was Richard's last purchase?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the problem with the rucksacks and how was it solved?

2. Why couldn't tourists visit the national parks?

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

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

5. Why had Richard initially begun traveling?

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

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

8. Why had things become awkward between Richard and the French couple?

9. Why did Richard consider himself pretty lucky?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss which of the characters from within the novel you would have as a friend or ally and why. What characteristics of that person would make an excellent friend? Would you trust them? Why or why not? Are there any indications throughout the novel that this character isn't trustworthy? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the camp's reaction to Richard 'doing things' for Sal. How did people go out of their way to be nice to him and friendly with him? What likely prompted this sudden interest in Richard? What perspective does the reader take of Richard's association with Sal?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether or not living in paradise for any length of time would taint the way a person would perceive paradise. Explain your answer citing the book, and explain the contradiction in Richard's arrival in Koh Phangan and his return to England.

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