1. The story The Lagoon is set in which region?
a) India
b) Malay Archipelago
c) Africa
d) Europe
Ans: b) Malay Archipelago
2. What is the main natural feature of the story’s setting?
a) Mountain
b) Desert
c) Lagoon
d) River delta
Ans: c) Lagoon
3. What time of day does the story begin?
a) Morning
b) Afternoon
c) Sunset
d) Midnight
Ans: c) Sunset
4. What color is the sun described as when setting?
a) Red
b) Yellow
c) Orange
d) Golden
Ans: a) Red
5. How many paddlers row the White Man’s boat?
a) Six
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Nine
Ans: c) Eight
6. What type of trees are mentioned along the lagoon?
a) Coconut palms
b) Nipa palms
c) Banyan trees
d) Mango trees
Ans: b) Nipa palms
7. What is special about the prow of the boat?
a) It is golden
b) It is shaped like a dragon’s head
c) It is decorated with jewels
d) It has a tiger carving
Ans: b) It is shaped like a dragon’s head
8. The water of the lagoon is described as:
a) Wavy
b) Turbulent
c) Motionless
d) Sparkling
Ans: c) Motionless
9. The forest is compared to:
a) An open gate
b) A wall
c) A prison
d) A palace
Ans: b) A wall
10. What sound occasionally breaks the silence of the lagoon?
a) Gunfire
b) Insect cries and bird calls
c) Drums
d) Wind whistling
Ans: b) Insect cries and bird calls
11. What object in the canoe stands out at the front?
a) A torch
b) Dragon-headed prow
c) Bamboo pole
d) Net
Ans: b) Dragon-headed prow
12. What impression does Conrad create about the lagoon at night?
a) Peaceful and welcoming
b) Silent, dark, and mysterious
c) Bright and safe
d) Festive and joyful
Ans: b) Silent, dark, and mysterious
13. Who is the White Man in the story?
a) An English traveler
b) A Malay merchant
c) A rajah
d) Arsat’s friend from childhood
Ans: a) An English traveler
14. What is the local word used for the White Man?
a) Sahib
b) Bwana
c) Tuan
d) Gora
Ans: c) Tuan
15. Arsat’s house is built:
a) On the riverbank
b) On piles above the lagoon
c) Inside the forest
d) On a floating raft
Ans: b) On piles above the lagoon
16. The material of Arsat’s house is mainly:
a) Stone
b) Bricks
c) Bamboo
d) Mud
Ans: c) Bamboo
17. What lies on the mat in Arsat’s house?
a) His sword
b) His dying wife
c) Food
d) A pet
Ans: b) His dying wife
18. What time of day does the White Man leave Arsat?
a) Midnight
b) Noon
c) Dawn
d) Evening
Ans: c) Dawn
19. In the end, Arsat stares into:
a) The dark lagoon
b) The jungle
c) The sunrise/horizon
d) His empty house
Ans: c) The sunrise/horizon
20. The lagoon is symbolic of:
a) Wealth
b) Life’s stillness and isolation
c) Royalty
d) Rebirth
Ans: b) Life’s stillness and isolation
21. Who is the central character of the story?
a) The White Man
b) Arsat
c) Arsat’s brother
d) The rajah
Ans: b) Arsat
22. What nationality/ethnicity is Arsat?
a) Malay
b) European
c) Indian
d) Arab
Ans: a) Malay
23. What is the name of Arsat’s beloved woman?
a) Amina
b) Diamelen
c) Sofronie
d) Sheba
Ans: b) Diamelen
24. Who is loyal and courageous in the story?
a) Diamelen
b) Arsat’s brother
c) The White Man
d) Rajah
Ans: b) Arsat’s brother
25. Who dies while defending Arsat and Diamelen?
a) Diamelen
b) Arsat’s brother
c) The White Man
d) Rajah
Ans: b) Arsat’s brother
26. Who listens to Arsat’s story?
a) The rajah
b) The White Man (Tuan)
c) Diamelen
d) Arsat’s servant
Ans: b) The White Man (Tuan)
27. Who guarded Diamelen in the rajah’s palace?
a) Soldiers
b) Priests
c) Women’s attendants
d) Guards of the women’s apartments
Ans: d) Guards of the women’s apartments
28. What kind of man was Arsat’s brother?
a) Weak and fearful
b) Brave and loyal
c) Greedy and selfish
d) Lazy and cowardly
Ans: b) Brave and loyal
29. What quality does Arsat himself lack?
a) Wealth
b) Courage
c) Love
d) Vision
Ans: b) Courage
30. Diamelen symbolizes:
a) Betrayal
b) Love and beauty doomed by death
c) Wealth
d) Loyalty
Ans: b) Love and beauty doomed by death
31. Where did Arsat and his brother serve?
a) The rajah
b) The White Man
c) A merchant
d) A priest
Ans: a) The rajah
32. What did Arsat desire in the rajah’s court?
a) Wealth
b) Land
c) Diamelen
d) Power
Ans: c) Diamelen
33. What was the rajah’s status in the land?
a) A poor chief
b) A powerful Malay ruler
c) A traveling trader
d) An outcast
Ans: b) A powerful Malay ruler
34. From where was Diamelen taken?
a) She was a servant in the palace
b) She was from another tribe, held by the rajah
c) She was a European woman
d) She was Arsat’s cousin
Ans: b) She was from another tribe, held by the rajah
35. How did Arsat and his brother plan to escape?
a) By horse
b) By foot
c) By canoe at night
d) By hiding in the forest
Ans: c) By canoe at night
36. Who pursued them during their escape?
a) Rajah’s armed men
b) The White Man’s soldiers
c) Traders
d) Villagers
Ans: a) Rajah’s armed men
37. How many times did Arsat’s brother call for help?
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Thrice
d) Four times
Ans: c) Thrice
38. Why did Arsat not go back to his brother?
a) He was injured
b) He was afraid and fled with Diamelen
c) He was captured
d) He didn’t hear the call
Ans: b) He was afraid and fled with Diamelen
39. What happened to Arsat’s brother?
a) He escaped
b) He was killed by the pursuers
c) He fled to another village
d) He drowned
Ans: b) He was killed by the pursuers
40. What emotion haunted Arsat afterward?
a) Joy
b) Guilt
c) Anger
d) Pride
Ans: b) Guilt
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