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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: And the Thing Became, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was James Wait's father and mother's other relation?
(a) Father and daughter.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Son and mother.
(d) Cousins.

2. Who was Mrs. Onassis's first husband?
(a) Walt Disney.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

3. Who was head of the English Department at Ilium High School who had proposed marriage to Mary Hepburn?
(a) Samuel Butler.
(b) Robert Wojciehowitz.
(c) Charles Carryl.
(d) Joseph Conrad.

4. According to the narrator, what two animals keep the human population nice and manageable, and nobody starves?
(a) Dolphins and stingrays.
(b) Blue-footed boobies and finches.
(c) Sea turtles and fish.
(d) Killer whales and sharks.

5. What is the name of the archipelago of volcanic peaks due west of Guayaquil?
(a) The Galapagos Islands.
(b) The Solomon Islands.
(c) The Fiji Islands.
(d) The Kuril Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird is a teaser and a robber of the blue-footed boobies?

2. Who says: "Good luck, my Swedish princess. I shall dream of you."

3. The Bahia is technically a ship designed for ________.

4. What single word adequately describes Charles Darwin's transformation of the Galapagos Islands from worthless to priceless?

5. Who fathers Akiko's seven furry children?

(see the answer key)

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