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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the Bahia?
(a) A pair of young German brothers.
(b) A pair of young German sisters.
(c) A pair of old German brothers.
(d) A pair of old German sisters.

2. Who is a bartender at the Hotel El Dorado and a 21 year old descendant of proud Inca noblemen?
(a) Jesus Ortiz.
(b) James Wait.
(c) Willard Flemming.
(d) Leon Trout.

3. How many children does Hernando Cruz have?
(a) 0.
(b) 11.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

4. What war did the narrator fight in?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Cold War.
(d) World War II.

5. Another theory is given that the animals on the Galapagos Islands had been shooed ashore two by two down the plank of __________.
(a) The Bahia de Darwin.
(b) Joan's Ark.
(c) The Titanic.
(d) Noah's Ark.

6. What television show does the Captain of the Bahia appear on?
(a) The Tonight Show.
(b) The Today Show.
(c) Regis and Kelly.
(d) Jay Leno.

7. What is the name of the cruise ship that takes its maiden voyage to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) The Bahia de Darwin.
(b) The Bahia de Navidad.
(c) The Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador.
(d) The Bahia de Santander.

8. What book does Roy make Mary get while he lays in his deathbed?
(a) The Book of Mormon.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Vedas.
(d) The Koran.

9. in 1986 A.D., where was the chief seaport of the little South American democracy of Ecuador?
(a) Esmeraldas.
(b) Babahoyo.
(c) Guaranda.
(d) Guayaquil.

10. What is the name of the Galapagos Islands' northernmost island?
(a) Isabela Island.
(b) Cocos Island.
(c) Easter Island.
(d) Santa Rosalia.

11. According to the narrator, what made marriage so difficult?
(a) The undersized heart.
(b) The lack of morals.
(c) The lack of support.
(d) The oversized brain.

12. What film footage did Mary Hepburn show her students when she lectured on the Galapagos Islands at Ilium High School?
(a) The courtship dance of the blue-footed boobies.
(b) The courtship dance of the finches.
(c) The courtship dance of the red-footed boobies.
(d) The courtship dance of the waved albatross.

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

14. What animal is not found on the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Gophers.
(b) Geckos.
(c) Tortoises.
(d) Iguanas.

15. What extra credit response did Noble Claggett turn in to Mary Hepburn that stayed with her until the day she died?
(a) A portrait.
(b) A novel.
(c) A poem.
(d) A song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject did Mary Hepburn teach at the public high school in Ilium, New York?

2. Who befriended Wait after he ran away from home and taught him how to be a successful homosexual prostitute?

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

4. What magazine does Andrew MacIntosh read from cover to cover every month?

5. Who wants to become a major property owner in Ecuador?

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