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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary Hepburn's husband, Roy, die from?

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

3. What is the name of the cruise ship that takes its maiden voyage to the Galapagos Islands?

4. What name does Zenji Hiroguchi travel under?

5. What is Mary Hepburn wearing when she arrives at the Hotel El Dorado?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do blue-footed boobies dance the way they do in courtship?

2. Describe Jesus Ortiz . What is his brain capable of doing?

3. Compare and contrast the Bahia De Darwin to the Beagle.

4. Compare and contrast the Galapagos Islands back in 1986 A.D. to a million years later.

5. Compare and contrast Mandarax to Gokubi.

6. In Chapter 3, how is Charles Darwin described?

7. Who discovered the Galapagos Islands in 1535 A.D.?

8. Does Mary Hepburn want to go to the Galapagos Islands? Explain.

9. What had Hernando Cruz planned to do to the Bahia if the trip was canceled?

10. Give two theories that are discussed for how animals arrived on the Galapagos Islands.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss sensuality, sexuality, and fertility as it pertains to the novel. Be sure to give at least one example of each from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How are the blue-footed boobies in the novel symbolic? Why do you think the author puts such an emphasis on the blue-footed boobies? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

In Book 2: Chapter 7, Leon Trout must face the decision whether to go into the afterlife or stay for a million years to watch humanity evolve. He cannot let go of the unfolding story of humankind, at least not for another million years. Why do you think Leon is given a million years to stay on earth? Do you think there is a limit to the amount of knowledge the Father wants Leon to have? Explain.

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