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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 has Lux read a lot of?
(a) Travel guides.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Biographies.
(d) Romance novels.

2. How does Nico describe the storm after everyone is OK?
(a) A glitch.
(b) An annoyance.
(c) Baptism by fire.
(d) Mother Nature's wrath.

3. What does Lux's boyfriend call the boat's bathroom?
(a) The wind.
(b) The sea.
(c) The tail.
(d) The head.

4. Who comes up on the deck during the terrible storm?
(a) Amma.
(b) Richard.
(c) Helen.
(d) Brittany.

5. What is the name of the other boat docked at the island?
(a) Flinging.
(b) Helios.
(c) Azure Sky.
(d) Report.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the two girls Lux meets in Chapter Three say they originally met?

2. What kind of accent does Eliza have?

3. Where does Lux work in "Before"?

4. What does Lux's boyfriend have tattooed on his arm in her honor?

5. What do Amma and Brittany love about Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nico tell the girls about the history of Meroe Island?

2. Who does Lux once see on Nico's boat that upsets her?

3. What does Lux see in Chapter Seven that is a bad omen?

4. What does Lux think of Jake's and Eliza's boat?

5. Why does Lux drop out of college?

6. What does Lux say Nico should demand from Brittany and Amma to take them to Meroe Island?

7. Where do Nico and Lux live in Chapter One?

8. What does Jake try to make a toast to on the first night on the island that everyone says is too sad?

9. Where does Lux work in Chapter One?

10. Why is Amma upset when they reach Meroe Island in Chapter Eight?

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