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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 13-Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When his beauty began to fade, Wait became an instructor in __________ dancing.
(a) Salsa.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Ballroom.

2. Who is unmarried, never reproduced, and drowns by a tidal wave?
(a) Eduardo Ximénez.
(b) Siegfried von Kleist.
(c) Andrew MacIntosh.
(d) Adolf von Kleist.

3. How does Mary Hepburn die?
(a) She has a brain tumor.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) A great white shark eats her.
(d) She falls overboard the Bahia.

4. When is the Bahia scheduled to sail?
(a) November 28, 1986.
(b) April 1, 1986.
(c) July 4, 1986.
(d) January 1, 1986.

5. What subject did James Wait study for two years at the vocation high school in his home town?
(a) Paralegal.
(b) Automobile repair and maintenance.
(c) Aircraft repair and maintenance.
(d) Restaurant Management.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is considered the ancestor of every human being on the face of the earth and the Captain of the Bahia?

2. Mary Hepburn whispers, "You are my enemy. Why would I want to carry such a terrible enemy inside of me?" What is she referring to?

3. What is the name of the body of water named in honor of Charles Darwin?

4. What is the name of the ship that Darwin took on a mapping expedition that would take him completely around the world and would last five years?

5. Who is considered to be wild and greedy and inconsiderate, but not insane?

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