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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Roy fight to stay alive to see on the Galapagos Islands?

2. What two names are left off the Bahia passenger list as a matter of delicacy?

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

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?

5. What was the narrator's father's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mary Hepburn believe she had a brain tumor in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Siegfried von Kleist have no children?

4. In Chapter 25, how is Hernando Cruz's case compared to that of Jesus Ortiz?

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

6. How do people describe their brains in Chapter 6?

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

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

9. What had Hernando Cruz planned to do to the Bahia if the trip was canceled?

10. Give two theories that are discussed for how animals arrived on the Galapagos Islands.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make a case for or against the following statement: "Culture and society is just something that humans do because it is programmed in their brains." Use the novel for evidence to support your case.

Essay Topic 2

Technology and robots are widely seen and used throughout the novel. In what ways has technology effected the characters in the novel? What dangers are there for a society which greatly depends on technology?

Essay Topic 3

Natural selection is defined as the process by which inheritable traits make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully reproduce. Make a case for or against natural selection. Use specific reasons and examples from the text to support your answer.

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