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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: And the Thing Became, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is James Wait laid on the sun deck of the Bahia in Book 2: Chapter 1?
(a) He is too pale and needs a tan.
(b) He is to heavy to carry to bed.
(c) The rest of the ship is dark.
(d) He is wet and needs to dry off.

2. Who plans to commit suicide by smashing a bus into something?
(a) Willard Flemming.
(b) Selena MacIntosh.
(c) Siegfried von Kleist.
(d) James Wait.

3. What is the name of the Galapagos Islands' northernmost island?
(a) Isabela Island.
(b) Santa Rosalia.
(c) Easter Island.
(d) Cocos Island.

4. What subject did Mary Hepburn teach at the public high school in Ilium, New York?
(a) Literature.
(b) Social Studies.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Biology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the last human marriage in the Galapagos Islands performed?

2. Who steers the Bahia during the day in Book 2: Chapter 4?

3. 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?

4. Who do the Kanka-bono girls hate?

5. What was the narrator's father's occupation?

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