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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Conway described?
(a) as a man with a vivid imagination
(b) as a lost soul always looking for answers
(c) as a Renaissance man who excels in everything
(d) as a wanderer who never finishes a job

2. Why is Conway the one to write SOS messages on scraps of paper?
(a) he is elected leader
(b) he has nothing else to do
(c) he has the only pen
(d) he is multilingual

3. Where is the opening scene of the novel?
(a) a flight to Baskul, a town in Persia
(b) Tempelhof Airport near Berlin
(c) a plane out of India
(d) at Heathrow Airport in London

4. How does Conway get away from Rutherford in Honolulu?
(a) he stowes away on a ship returning to China
(b) he jumps ship and goes into hiding
(c) he joins the crew of a banana boat going south to Fiji
(d) he gets a job on a whaling ship out of Japan

5. What happens when they attempt to speak to the pilot?
(a) he points a gun at them
(b) he locks the door to the cockpit
(c) they learn he cannot speak English
(d) he assures them everything is all right

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sanders say happened that has never been explained?

2. What is Captain Charles Mallinson's position?

3. What does the Mother superior say about Conway?

4. When the plane lands to refuel, what do the passengers see out the window?

5. How long has it been since Rutherford last saw Conway?

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