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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What U.S. state do the Marburg sisters grow up in?
(a) New York.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Illinois.
(d) California.

2. Which island did Jemmy Button come from?
(a) Tierra del Fuego.
(b) The Malay Archipelago.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The Canary Islands.

3. How does Dr. Grant hear about the need at Grosse Isle?
(a) At the urging a friend.
(b) Through a letter.
(c) From a delivered pamphlet.
(d) In the newspaper.

4. What type of relationship does Grant have with Susanna?
(a) They are friends.
(b) They are lovers.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are work partners.

5. What is the name of Joel's sister?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Marianne.
(d) Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alec Carrière's pet die?

2. During the time of "Ship Fever", which country is experiencing a great famine?

3. Where does Joel take Zaga for their honeymoon?

4. Who are Ned and Denis?

5. Where was Zaga living at the end of the story "Soroche"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jemmy Button?

2. Who is Adam Rowley?

3. Where did Alec Carrière grow up, and what was his ambition in life?

4. What unusual pet did Carrière keep for a short time while in the Malay Archipelago, and what happened to this unusual pet?

5. During the time that Adam Rowley is away, what does Laughlin spend his time discussing with Rowely's wife, Susannah?

6. What is the state of Zaga's life at the end of "Soroche"?

7. What happened to Alec Carrière on his way home from Brazil?

8. What happened to Jemmy Button a year after arriving in England?

9. In the opening pages of "Soroche" what does the reader learn about Zaga's character?

10. What parallels can be found between Carrière and his idol, Alfred Wallace?

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