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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the natives do that the tourists do not suspect?
(a) Mock them.
(b) Murder them.
(c) Steal from them.
(d) Stalk them.

2. What kind of character is the island of Antigua?
(a) Static.
(b) Comical.
(c) Lamentable.
(d) Dynamic.

3. What do Antiguans worry that the Birds will be unwilling to relinquish?
(a) Their loving natures.
(b) Their estate in Antigua.
(c) Their immense wealth.
(d) Political power.

4. How was the second mansion paid for?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Through a loan.
(c) It is not paid for.
(d) In cash.

5. What laws does the narrator recall being passed in her youth?
(a) Laws allowing the government to embezzle money.
(b) Laws prohibiting women from reading.
(c) Laws to prevent abusive language.
(d) Laws to prevent natives from entering public buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered Antigua?

2. During the second Prime Minister's term, what happened to the sugar industry?

3. What charge is the second Prime Minister imprisoned for?

4. Who in Section 4 is described as submerged in the unreality of Antigua?

5. What do Antiguans call Bird's ruthless son?

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