Wave (novel) Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why did Deraniyagala not want Mette to go to the hotel to see if he could identify any of her family members? (from Part 1, “Yala, Sri Lanka, December 26, 2004”)

She did not know what she would do if she learned they were dead.

She knew he did not really want to go look.

She was afraid he might misidentify the bodies.

She did not think any of her family would be near the hotel.

2.

Why did Deraniyagala not want to sleep in the days after the tsunami? (from Part 1, “Colombo, The First Six Months After”)

She was afraid she might die in her sleep.

She was afraid when she woke she would forget that her family was dead.

She was afraid she would dream about the wave.

She did not want to miss any word that any of her family had survived.

3.

Why was the man who found Deraniyagala after the tsunami shouting about Mahasona? (from Part 1, “Yala, Sri Lanka, December 26, 2004”)

He was shouting about Mahasona, the demon of graveyards, because there was death all around.

He was shouting about Mahasona, the demon of the sea, because of the tsunami.

He was shouting to that god for healing.

He was shouting to the god for help.

4.

Why did Deraniyagala enjoy mixing pills and alcohol? (from Part 1, “Colombo, The First Six Months After”)

Because it caused her to hallucinate.

Because she thought it increased the likelihood she would die.

Because it made her sleep.

Because the combination made her forget what had happened.

5.

Why did Deraniyagala think that she would not visit with the mothers of her boys' friends? (from Parts 3 and 4)

She thought they would not want to see her.

She was afraid it would be too upsetting.

She did not want to see them.

She was afraid they would ask too many questions.

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