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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 21-Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What single word adequately describes Charles Darwin's transformation of the Galapagos Islands from worthless to priceless?
(a) Mundane.
(b) Impotent.
(c) Magical.
(d) Predictable.

2. Who was a former citizen of the Soviet Union and has been granted political asylum in Great Britain?
(a) Rudolf Nureyev.
(b) Bobby King.
(c) Andrew MacIntosh.
(d) Kilgore Trout.

3. Mary Hepburn whispers, "You are my enemy. Why would I want to carry such a terrible enemy inside of me?" What is she referring to?
(a) Her brain.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her spirit.
(d) Her kidneys.

4. When does Siegfried von Kleist die?
(a) December 25, 1986.
(b) November 27, 1986.
(c) October 31, 1986.
(d) April 13, 1986.

5. What animal is not found on the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Geckos.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Gophers.
(d) Tortoises.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator die?

2. Who is unmarried, never reproduced, and drowns by a tidal wave?

3. What name does Zenji Hiroguchi travel under?

4. Where do Panama hats come from?

5. When Wait considered himself old enough to run away, he hitchhiked to __________.

(see the answer key)

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