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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. How many Maine lobsters were in aerated tanks of saltwater on board the Bahia before it was looted.

2. What does James Wait say he thought people were put on earth to do?

3. Leon Trout's fellow Marine recommends a young __________ doctor to treat his disease.

4. What nickname does Mary Hepburn give to the Bahia?

5. How many times has the narrator materialized since becoming a ghost?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Prince Richard murdered? Who kills him?

2. How is the Bahia married to the South American mainland?

3. What does the cancellation of "the Nature Cruise of the Century" mean to everyone in the bus in front of the Hotel El Dorado?

4. Why does James Wait tell Mary Hepburn to call him by his first name? By what name does Mary call James?

5. According to the narrator, why do people get hiccups?

6. What is the irony behind the marriage of Mary Kaplan and Willard Flemming in Book 2: Chapter 4?

7. Does Leon Trout obey the Father's request for him to go into the blue tunnel? Explain.

8. Why does Siegfried von Kleist dance in Chapter 37?

9. Why does Mary Hepburn like James Wait immediately?

10. What is the launching of Reyes's missile compared to in Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your opinion, how are women viewed in the novel Galapagos? Are women overruled by their male counterparts or are women treated equally? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the need for human companionship as seen in the novel. To what extent do the characters need one another? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Technology and robots are widely seen and used throughout the novel. In what ways has technology effected the characters in the novel? What dangers are there for a society which greatly depends on technology?

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