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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. How many chickens did Ella have to pluck?

2. What was so difficult about helicopters?

3. What was the reason for the cheering?

4. What made no sense?

5. In what detail was Richard going to be placed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the pool a substitute for?

2. What was irritating in regards to Bug's competitive streak?

3. How did Richard, Jed, Keaty, Francoise and Etienne get rescued? How did they make do without money?

4. How did Richard become comfortable regarding Mr. Duck's presence in the daylight?

5. How did it happen that Keaty speared a dead squid?

6. How long did Richard's frustration last in regards to the world and Koh Phangan?

7. What was the analogy Richard had made about the Gulf War?

8. What wrong move did Richard make, according to Etienne?

9. What had made Keaty feel really bad about the squid giving people food poisoning?

10. How was Richard making Sal's life difficult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the authors reasoning for having the island community addicted to marijuana. Provide an explanation for the author's reasons for including a narcotic plantation on the island, and offer up a non-drug related alternative that might have been employed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Richard's character. What do his actions reveal about him? What psychological terms apply to Richard and his regard of human life and his actions? What other characters with this same psychological condition likely shared these traits with Richard and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sal's descent from leader to dictator. Was it likely that the rest of the camp understood or noticed the change in Sal? How or why not? Hypothesize on whether or not this had an impact on the commune's downfall.

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