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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. How does the narrator die?

2. What is Mary Hepburn wearing when she arrives at the Hotel El Dorado?

3. How many children do the Hepburn's have?

4. Who can talk to animals?

5. How many years does it take the Bahia to sink?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mandarax? Who created it? How many Mandarax were made? What is its function?

2. Compare and contrast Mandarax to Gokubi.

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

4. Why do blue-footed boobies dance the way they do in courtship?

5. When does Adolf von Kleist tell Mary Hepburn that he might be a carrier of Huntington's chorea?

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

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

8. Describe Jesus Ortiz . What is his brain capable of doing?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The portrait of Charles Darwin hangs behind the bar in the Hotel El Dorado. Why do you think Charles Darwin is such an important figure to the characters in the novel? In your opinion, do you think Charles Darwin should be seen as an idol? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

In your opinion, how are women viewed in the novel Galapagos? Are women overruled by their male counterparts or are women treated equally? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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