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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 becomes clear will be the fate of Farrell after his injuries?
(a) He will die.
(b) He will be crippled for the rest of his life.
(c) He will live.
(d) He will have splints for the rest of his life.

2. Who tells Farrell and Mrs. Pollifax that Perdido is to arrive in two days?
(a) Vassovic.
(b) The Chinese prisoner.
(c) Lulash.
(d) Adem.

3. What will Farrell need in order to escape?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Food.
(c) A crutch.
(d) A bandage.

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax call the two rocks she is able to bring into her cell?
(a) Two miracles.
(b) Protection.
(c) Saftey.
(d) Important pieces.

5. What does Mrs. Pollifax realize she and the others are working as during their escape?
(a) A team.
(b) Friends.
(c) Relatives.
(d) Enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals General Hoong's gun?

2. Who is seriously wounded in their attempt to steal a boat?

3. Who is unable to crawl due to splints?

4. Who fires a gun into the ceiling during Lulash and Vassovic's party?

5. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn the location of while on her daily walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the plane that Mrs. Pollifax comes to find in Chapter 19.

2. Discuss the sail boat Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal and the teamwork they have with one another.

3. How are Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man rescued?

4. Discuss the deck of cards that Mrs. Pollifax remembers she still has in Chapter 23.

5. Discuss the encounter between Mrs. Pollifax and Mrs. Hartshorne when Mrs. Pollifax finally returns home at the end of the novel.

6. Discuss the reasons for Farrell's foul mood when Mrs. Pollifax returns from her daily walk in Chapter 14.

7. How does Carstairs finally find Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell in Chapter 20?

8. What does Mrs. Pollifax discover on her daily walk?

9. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn from Carstairs involving Senor DeGamez in Chapter 23?

10. How do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man distract their pursuers in Chapter 19?

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