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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 5-Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the capital of Ecuador?
(a) Tulcán.
(b) Guaranda.
(c) Guayaquil.
(d) Quito.

3. How many wives has James Wait had?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What nationality does James Wait claim to be in Chapter 2?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) Canadian.
(d) American.

5. Who is Willard Flemming?
(a) The name James Wait uses on his Canadian passport.
(b) The bartender at the Hotel El Dorado.
(c) Mary Hepburn's first husband.
(d) The manager at the Hotel El Dorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the 35-year-old American male who could not swim a stroke, who intended to get from the South American continent to the Galapagos Islands?

2. What is Mary Hepburn wearing when she arrives at the Hotel El Dorado?

3. What do the two stars by the names of certain characters in the story mean?

4. When his beauty began to fade, Wait became an instructor in __________ dancing.

5. What is James Wait's native city?

(see the answer key)

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