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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the soap that Richard was going to give to Unhygenix?

2. What muffled the sound of Richard's voice?

3. What hadn't Jed done with the boat?

4. Who chose the chicken noodles?

5. How far would the main character have traveled if it was only him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was it that Sal was the leader?

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

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

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

5. What had guaranteed that Richard would get batteries, and how had it come to pass?

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

7. Why didn't Richard stay where he was in the tidal cave?

8. What was the purpose of the lashed together branches?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Attempt to explain Sal's lying for Richard. What might she have hoped to gain in her lie? What is revealed about her in the following chapters, Karl runs away? How might this tie into Sal covering for Richard?

Essay Topic 2

Explore Richards resentment of Bugs. What kinds of things specifically did Richard really have a problem with in regards to Bugs and his presence? Were these things intentionally done by Bugs, or were they the result of an unintentional affront? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sal's descent from leader to dictator. Was it likely that the rest of the camp understood or noticed the change in Sal? How or why not? Hypothesize on whether or not this had an impact on the commune's downfall.

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