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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. At Botofogo Bay, what does Darwin find that interests him?

2. Why is a tree Darwin comes across famous among the natives?

3. How does Darwin make it to Monte Video and the Beagle?

4. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?

5. What happened at Sierra Tapalguen the night before Darwin and company arrive at the nearby outpost?

Short Essay Questions

1. Relate the circumstances of returning natives of Tierra del Fuego island.

2. Why does Darwin not stay long at Bahia Blanca?

3. What does Darwin surmise about the geology of St. Jago?

4. How does Darwin regard the Brazilian horses?

5. Who does Darwin encounter at Las Minas and how does he size them up?

6. How does Darwin describe the behavior of the guanaco he finds at the ruins of an old Spanish settlement?

7. What strange phenomenon occurs on the way to Port Desire and how does Darwin rationalize it?

8. How do the people of Uruguay receive Darwin and what does he notice there?

9. What does Darwin find to write about just outside of Maldonado?

10. How does Darwin react to the selling of children as slaves as opposed to what the soldiers and the settlers think about it.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about a scientific trip you would like to make. Zero in on one geographical area you would like to visit and do scientific research. In your essay, express how you would prepare for such an expedition.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about returning home after a long journey or vacation. Define the feelings of being in familiar surroundings and sleeping in your own bed. Compare with Darwin's anxious desire to return to England after five years on the Beagle.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing Darwin's idea that a tribe needs a strong leader to survive. Refer to his description of the Fuegian people found in Chapter 10. In your essay state whether you agree with Darwin and why.

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