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

2. In what language does Andrew MacIntosh speak to Jesús Ortiz in?

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

4. What branch of military had Roy served in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Hotel El Dorado.

3. Describe Andrew MacIntosh's personality as it is described in Chapter 19.

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

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

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

7. Why is Mary Hepburn practically unseen in the Hotel El Dorado?

8. Why does Siegfried von Kleist have no children?

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

10. Discuss the three examples the narrator uses to show how people can become independent from their parents.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss sensuality, sexuality, and fertility as it pertains to the novel. Be sure to give at least one example of each from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Theories of how animals landed on the Galapagos Islands vary from transportation via rafts to religious phenomena. Discuss at least three theories revealed in the text as to how animals landed on the Islands; to what extent can these theories be proven? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the need for human companionship as seen in the novel. To what extent do the characters need one another? Explain.

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