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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 wants to become a major property owner in Ecuador?

2. Who is Donald?

3. Who is a bartender at the Hotel El Dorado and a 21 year old descendant of proud Inca noblemen?

4. What is the name of the archipelago of volcanic peaks due west of Guayaquil?

5. How does Mary Hepburn die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way is Mary Hepburn "Mother Nature Personified?"

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

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

6. How does Mary Hepburn recognize the Island of Santa Rosalia in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

10. Compare and contrast Mandarax to Gokubi.

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

Mandarax speaks in quotes. Examine three specific quotes Mandarax uses and discuss the impact of these quotes on the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the Afterlife to the novel. What does the Afterlife look like? Do the characters have a choice to enter into the Afterlife? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

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