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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 does Pierce see when he turns on his torch?
(a) A stranded whale.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Two caverns.
(d) Hundreds of bats.

2. What does Ducane tell Judy to do?
(a) Make a coffee.
(b) Wash his sheets.
(c) Get dressed.
(d) Have a shower.

3. Who is Paula waiting to meet?
(a) Richard.
(b) Pierce.
(c) Ducane.
(d) Eric.

4. Where does Ducane go while Judy gets dressed?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The garden.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The conservatory.

5. What does Ducane make a rope out of?
(a) His shirt and jumper.
(b) His pants and vest.
(c) His socks and pants.
(d) His socks and shoe laces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ducane ask Mary about?

2. Who is the first letter that Ducane opens from?

3. What foreign city did Kate and Octavian go for their vacation?

4. What kind of animal is Mingo?

5. Who gets married at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Octavian and Kate decide to forgive Ducane?

2. Why does Ducane think the sender sent Kate Jessica's letter?

3. What does Jessica think about when she looks into the long mirror?

4. What does Eric write in his letter to Pala?

5. Why does Ducane resign from his job?

6. What do the three women write in their letters to Ducane?

7. How does Ducane react to Judy's advances?

8. Why does Judy say she married McGrath?

9. How does Pierce react when he sees Mingo?

10. How does Richard start his off his meeting with Paula?

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