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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many foster homes had Wait lived in growing up?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 19.
(d) 5.

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

3. In what language does Andrew MacIntosh speak to Jesús Ortiz in?
(a) Kongo.
(b) English.
(c) Swedish.
(d) Spanish.

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?
(a) The Bronco.
(b) The Beetle.
(c) The Bangle.
(d) The Beagle.

5. What is the name of the body of water named in honor of Charles Darwin?
(a) The Bay of Charles.
(b) The Darwin Bay.
(c) The Darwin River.
(d) The Darwin Stream.

6. How does the narrator die?
(a) He was ate by a shark.
(b) He died of old age.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) He was beheaded.

7. What is the name of the Ecuadorian currency that has become worth less than a banana peel?
(a) Sucre.
(b) Franc.
(c) Dollar.
(d) Euro.

8. Who coined the term "biology?"
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Gottfried Treveranus.

9. Who claimed the Galapagos Islands in 1832?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Ecuador.

10. What company is automating the Bahia and also employs Zenji Hiroguchi?
(a) Mitsumi.
(b) GEFFCo.
(c) Matsumoto.
(d) Sony.

11. Who is considered to be wild and greedy and inconsiderate, but not insane?
(a) Hernando Cruz.
(b) Andrew MacIntosh.
(c) James Wait.
(d) Mary Hepburn.

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

13. 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?
(a) Her brain.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her kidneys.
(d) Her spirit.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what two animals keep the human population nice and manageable, and nobody starves?

2. Where did Wait meet, court, and marry his first wife?

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

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

5. Who is unmarried, never reproduced, and drowns by a tidal wave?

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