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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 kind of staff does Will use?
(a) Bamboo
(b) Pine
(c) Walnut
(d) Willow

2. What does their mushroom medicine take the biggest toll on?
(a) The heart
(b) The kidneys
(c) The stomach
(d) The liver

3. What two physical traits does Shanta say her baby will possess?
(a) He will be endomorphic and viscerotonic
(b) He will be tall and lean
(c) He will be athletic and toned
(d) He will be intelligent and chubby

4. How does the Rani address Will?
(a) Darling Will
(b) Mon cher Farnaby
(c) My dear Farnaby
(d) Dearest Will

5. What does Shiva-Nataraja do?
(a) Plays a drum
(b) Rules completely
(c) Dances through planes of existence
(d) Demands obedience

Short Answer Questions

1. Who turns out to be the father of the baby Shanta is nursing?

2. Which ruler does Will imagine when looking at the scarecrows?

3. What is the crime of the Palanese?

4. How did Will view Aunt Mary's love?

5. God ____ ______ ______?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most dangerous element to recognize in children and why is it the most dangerous?

2. Explain why Mrs. Narayan is a justified optimist.

3. What are the differences between what Will remembers about the Oedipus play and what Mary recounts?

4. What does Will say about what Colonel Dipa will bring to the island?

5. How does Murugan's interest in consumer goods benefit Colonel Dipa?

6. What is Will's incarnation of evil?

7. What is Leela Rao's position on the island? What makes her important?

8. Why does Murugan believe that the people of Pala won't accept the lure of consumer goods?

9. How are animals treated on Pala versus the rest of the world?

10. What does Moksha-medicine do for the Palanese?

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