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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 do Carstairs and Mrs. Pollifax discover in the deck of cards given to Mrs. Pollifax by Senor DeGamez?
(a) A stamp.
(b) A coin.
(c) Microfilm.
(d) A piece of paper.

2. What does Mrs. Pollifax plan to wrap in her petticoat to aid in her escape?
(a) Food.
(b) Lamb fleece.
(c) Horse hair.
(d) Bandages.

3. What material will Farrell and Mrs. Pollifax use in order to make a crutch?
(a) A sapling.
(b) A book.
(c) A pumpkin.
(d) An evergreen tree.

4. What is set on fire by the Chinese man?
(a) A buggy.
(b) A tree.
(c) A car.
(d) A boat.

5. When Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man set off walking out of site of the compound, what do they believe to be walking toward?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Danger.
(c) Safety.
(d) Help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals General Hoong's gun?

2. Where does Mrs. Pollifax go when she returns to the United States?

3. What do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man see during their escape that tells them they are near water?

4. Who tells Farrell and Mrs. Pollifax that Perdido is to arrive in two days?

5. Who says that they never trusted Adem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Pollifax manage to get a gun?

2. Discuss the cave the Chinese man finds in Chapter 20 and the purpose it serves.

3. Discuss the things that happen at the party of Lulash and Vassovic.

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn about Adem Nexht on her daily walk?

5. Discuss the arrival of General Hoong at the party of Lulash and Vassovic.

6. Discuss the escape of Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell in Chapter 17.

7. Who is Halstead and whom does he recognize in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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