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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocks Norman most when he gets aboard Mrs. Ball's new boat?
(a) That she is setting sail with him on board.
(b) That Iris is going with Mrs. Ball to Panama.
(c) That Thor is now the captain.
(d) That she is heading to New York and offers to bring Henny back with her.

2. What is reported on the radio at dinner the night Norman Paperman returns from the island?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) The Soviet Union has thermonuclear bombs.
(c) A teamsters strike is expected to paralyze the US economy.
(d) The U.S. Seventh Fleet is off Formosa ready for problems with the Chinese.

3. What is a cistern?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A holding tank for garbage.
(c) It means "sister" in the island's native tongue.
(d) A large container that holds water.

4. Where do Norman and Henny go after Hazel and Sheldon leave their apartment?
(a) To Sardis.
(b) Shopping on Fifth Avenue.
(c) For a walk in Central Park.
(d) For a carriage ride.

5. Why is Henny so excited when Norman returns from his appointment with Chunky Collins?
(a) She is drunk.
(b) She is happy to see him and hear about his meeting.
(c) She is caught in the island's spell.
(d) She is already planning the remodeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Norman awakened on his first morning as owner of the club?

2. Why do Norman and Henny dread eating with Sheldon?

3. What makes Norman panic when he gets off Mrs. Ball's new boat?

4. What is the name of the main town in Amerigo?

5. What is the book about that Sheldon is writing?

(see the answer key)

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