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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Priest Valley and III. Joan Crawford’s Face.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Bruno call “late-arriving man”?
(a) Homo habilis.
(b) Homo sapiens.
(c) Homo floresiensis.
(d) Homo erectus.

2. Which tree does the narrator associate with Priest Valley?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Poplar.
(c) Lindern.
(d) Beech.

3. Which of the following is stung by jellyfish?
(a) Vito.
(b) Serge.
(c) Attilio.
(d) Lucien.

4. What percentage of Neanderthal genes does Bruno posit modern humans carry?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

5. What is the name of Lucien’s antagonistic aunt?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Jeanne.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature of Neanderthal physiology is described as a sunk cost?

2. In what Brooklyn neighborhood had the narrator worked?

3. Which of the following had participated along with Occitan nationalists in protests against a French military base?

4. With whom does the narrator converse over lobster and blancmange?

5. Which of the following had been sabotaged near Guyenne?

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