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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. As Tuck sleeps after surviving the typhoon, what wakes him from his slumber?
(a) A flying fish.
(b) A wave.
(c) A Shark Man.
(d) Roberto.

2. What is the name of the person who bought Kimi from Kimi's mother?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Malcolme.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) Jacob.

3. Until Tuck's plane crash, how many years had Mary Jane successfully run her company without a hint of scandal?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

4. While Tuck is recuperating after leaving the hospital, who visits Tuck?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Mary Jean.
(c) Larry.
(d) Jake.

5. When the story begins, what kind of tree is Tuck hanging from?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) A bread-fruit tree.
(c) A pineapple tree.
(d) A banana tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Vincent first meets Malink, what does Malink carry with him as the children approach Vincent and his crew?

2. Before flying the plane, how many gin and tonics did Tuck consume?

3. What does Mary Jean carry in her purse that was given to her by the Daughters of the Confederacy?

4. How much money does the missionary offer to pay Tuck per week as the pilot?

5. What is the name of the reporter Tuck seeks out after receiving the telegram from Sebastian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tuck remember from his youth that helps him steer the boat on the way to Alualu?

2. Why was Sarapul glad that no one could see him as he tried to capture his prey?

3. According to Tuck, where do almost all of his missteps begin?

4. What is the only real joy that Sarapul has left in life?

5. According to what the Sorcerer tells the High Priestess, why is their pilot stuck on Truk?

6. Why had Sarapul been permanently banished from the Shark People's village?

7. As Tuck is about to be killed in the plane crash, what does the voice he hears say to him?

8. What does the pilot do when he misses the ship in Yap?

9. What does Tuck liken watching the sharks circle the boat to?

10. Why does Sarapul hate the Japanese guards on the island so much?

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