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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is James Wait's native city?
(a) Reading.
(b) Midland City.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Akron.

3. To whom does Andrew MacIntosh reveal his real reason for flying Selena, Kazakh, and the Hiroguchis from Merida to Guayaquil?
(a) Donald.
(b) Kazakh.
(c) James Wait.
(d) Selena.

4. What single word adequately describes Charles Darwin's transformation of the Galapagos Islands from worthless to priceless?
(a) Impotent.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Magical.
(d) Mundane.

5. How many tombs are on the Galapagos Islands?
(a) 25.
(b) 75.
(c) 5.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Andrew MacIntosh receive fifty million dollars?

3. Who disconnects the El Dorado's phones in Chapter 25?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the city of Guayaquil as it is described in Chapter 1.

2. Summarize James Wait's childhood as it is described in Chapter 3.

3. What two promises does Roy Hepburn ask his wife to keep on his deathbed?

4. Compare and contrast Mandarax to Gokubi.

5. Who discovered the Galapagos Islands in 1535 A.D.?

6. Compare and contrast the Bahia De Darwin to the Beagle.

7. What mystery in 1986 A.D. is discussed in Chapter 1?

8. In a desperate attempt to keep his passengers from canceling their cruise on the Bahia, what does Bobby King do?

9. Describe the Hotel El Dorado.

10. Who stated, "The dry and parched surface, being heated by the noon-day sun, gave to the air a close and sultry feeling, like that from a stove: we fancied even that the bushes smelt unpleasantly?" What is this statement in reference to?

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