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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. During the first 13 years on Santa Rosalia, who is the only fertile women?
(a) Jacqueline Onassis.
(b) Akiko Hiroguchi.
(c) Mary Hepburn.
(d) Selena MacIntosh.

2. Where is the Bahia headed in Book 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Baltra.
(b) Australia.
(c) Fiji.
(d) New York.

3. Who is the only non-Kanka-bono who can converse with the Kanka-bonos?
(a) Akiko.
(b) Mary Hepburn.
(c) Kamikaze.
(d) Robert Wojciehowitz.

4. Where does Siegfried von Kleist tell Selena her father went in Chapter 31?
(a) For a swim in the ocean.
(b) To the bait and tackle store.
(c) To Heaven.
(d) To the airport.

5. When does Selena find out that her father has passed away on the Bahia?
(a) While she is on Santa Rosalia.
(b) After she passes away.
(c) While she is on the Galapagos Islands.
(d) Immediately after he dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mrs. Onassis's first husband?

2. Leon Trout's fellow Marine recommends a young __________ doctor to treat his disease.

3. Who steers the Bahia during the day in Book 2: Chapter 4?

4. Where did Mary meet Roy Hepburn?

5. How does Mary Hepburn introduce herself to James Wait?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the Kanka-bono girls laughing at the Captain in Chapter 11? Why does the Captain think they are laughing?

2. According to the narrator, are there anymore left handed people in the world? Explain.

3. Is Siegfried von Kleist successful at committing suicide in Chapter 38? Explain.

4. In the Captain's story he shares with Akiko, how are lobsters much like humans?

5. According to the narrator, why do people get hiccups?

6. What happens to Kazakh in Chapter 31?

7. Why does Mary Hepburn like James Wait immediately?

8. How does Quezeda feed his brain's thirst for self-esteem and alcohol?

9. How is the Bahia married to the South American mainland?

10. After 10 years on the Island, how does the Captain change?

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