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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the ship dock?
(a) Pago Pago.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) Tonga.
(d) Guam.

2. With whom does Macphail have dinner?
(a) Mrs. Macphail and Mrs. Davidson.
(b) No one.
(c) Mr. Davidson.
(d) Thompson.

3. What does Mrs. Macphail hope will impress the Davidsons?
(a) Piety.
(b) Appropriate dress.
(c) Table manners.
(d) Good grammar.

4. What about Thompson does Macphail admire?
(a) Brooch.
(b) Luggage.
(c) Determination.
(d) Feminine wiles.

5. Where is the offer fulfilled?
(a) On the shore.
(b) On the ship's upper deck.
(c) In Thompson's room.
(d) In a restaurant.

6. What does Thompson offer to the other passengers?
(a) Gum.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Whiskey.

7. Name one theme in the story thus far?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Values.
(c) Chastity.
(d) Determination.

8. What necessity is lacking on the island?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Cars.
(c) Television.
(d) Hotel.

9. What do the Davidsons have over the Macphails?
(a) Experience.
(b) Authority.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Intelligence.

10. What term does Thompson use for money?
(a) Dough.
(b) Payola.
(c) Moola.
(d) Beans.

11. What is Davidson's general state of mind?
(a) Distraught.
(b) Giddy.
(c) Furious.
(d) Annoyed.

12. Mrs. Macphail claims her husband is acting which way with Mr. Davidson?
(a) Jovial.
(b) Menacing.
(c) Harsh.
(d) Cruel.

13. What term does Thompson use for alcohol?
(a) Jack.
(b) Lighter fluid.
(c) Hooch.
(d) Shine.

14. Who is not among that group?
(a) Swan.
(b) Quartermaster.
(c) Horn.
(d) Mrs. Davidson.

15. From what ailment is Macphail recovering?
(a) War wound.
(b) Skull fracture.
(c) Broken leg.
(d) Amnesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of attitude is attributed to Macphail?

2. What does Davidson argue about unsuccessfully?

3. The passengers' rooms are nearly devoid of which object?

4. Which is not eventually adopted by the island inhabitants?

5. How much longer will the guests be required to stay on the island?

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