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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: And the Thing Became, Chapter 7-Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What island does Mary and the Captain land the Bahia?
(a) Victoria Island.
(b) Kangaroo Island.
(c) Melville Island.
(d) Santa Rosalia.

2. What did Mary Hepburn's husband, Roy, die from?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) Alcohol poisoning.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) A broken heart.

3. What important object is missing from the Bahia?
(a) The anchor.
(b) The hull.
(c) The helm.
(d) The figurehead.

4. What is the name of the body of water named in honor of Charles Darwin?
(a) The Darwin Bay.
(b) The Darwin Stream.
(c) The Darwin River.
(d) The Bay of Charles.

5. How many years does it take the Bahia to sink?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who's head does the narrator get into while he rides in a taxicab from Guayaquil International Airport to the Bahia?

2. How many tombs are on the Galapagos Islands?

3. Where do Panama hats come from?

4. In Chapter 26, where does the Captain devise his emergency plan for the Bahia?

5. What is the name of the ship that Darwin took on a mapping expedition that would take him completely around the world and would last five years?

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