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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. Why wasn't Richard to tell Sal and Bugs about the map and the Yanks?
(a) They might kick him off the beach.
(b) They might kill him.
(c) They might kill themselves.
(d) They wouldn't understand.

2. What muffled the sound of Richard's voice?
(a) Algae.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Sandstone.

3. Who was going on the rice run?
(a) Jed.
(b) Richard.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

4. What theme song did Mr. Duck sing?
(a) The theme of the BBC news.
(b) The theme from the Tonight Show.
(c) The theme from Fawlty Towers.
(d) The M*A*S*H theme.

5. Who loves to take missions?
(a) Keaty.
(b) Jed.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Sal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three letter term is repeated throughout the section "Getting There"?

2. What is the guy's record with Tetris?

3. Where did the ritual originate from?

4. Why was Bugs respected?

5. What didn't Richard buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was it that Sal was the leader?

2. Why had things become awkward between Richard and the French couple?

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

4. Why did Richard's reflection come as quite a shock?

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

6. What conveyed a sense or normalcy to Richard when he had woken up?

7. Why couldn't tourists visit the national parks?

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

9. Why did it surprise Richard that he had volunteered to go for the Rice Run?

10. What had the Filipino guy that Richard had met taught him about jellyfish?

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