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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. How many caves led into the seaward cliffs?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

2. What is the guy's record with Tetris?
(a) 144.
(b) 134.
(c) 177.
(d) 180.

3. What nationality did the main character guess the man was that spoke of the beach?
(a) Scottish.
(b) Irish.
(c) Indian.
(d) German.

4. What was the nickname of the head cook?
(a) Fishy.
(b) Fisholder.
(c) Stinky.
(d) Unhygenix.

5. In "Schindler's List", what color was the little girls coat?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink,
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time would the camp be empty?

2. What did Richard fantasize his bed on the train was?

3. What were the names of the people that Richard met?

4. What was the dimensions of the boat?

5. What was the size of the stones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Richard realize that he would have to do when he came to the cliffs and the waterfall? What did he imagine when he had looked at the waterfall and the pool beneath?

2. What game did the three people play as they swum out to sea? How did Richard feel about the game?

3. How did Richard feel about his parting from the two Americans the last time?

4. What explanation did Richard offer for the shape of the island on which the Beach was located?

5. What did Francoise and Etienne fear when they had seen Richard chatting with the Americans? Why was this?

6. What was different between the beach and the world and how did it make Richard feel?

7. Why did Richard keep an open mind when it came to Jed?

8. How did Richard feel when he had touched the walls in the room?

9. Why did Richard feel as though he was governed by someone else in retrospect?

10. What had been Richards primary goal when he had started traveling? What were his goals, specifically?

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