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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 many symphonies did James Wait tell Marry Hepburn he had composed?

2. What does Princess Charlotte design after the death of her husband, Prince Richard?

3. What animal begins attacking the Captain's bedsores?

4. How many warplanes does Ecuador keep at the Guayaquil International Airport?

5. At what age did James Wait become a sire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did James Wait ever reproduce? Explain.

2. Why does James Wait tell Mary Hepburn to call him by his first name? By what name does Mary call James?

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

4. Who does Akiko name one of her daughters after? Explain.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 13, what is Selena and Hisako seeking and finding?

6. In Book 2: Chapter 12, what does the narrator suggest as a means for Mary Hepburn to keep on living with the Captain for a little while longer?

7. Why is the Bahia considered to be a ghost ship in the opinion of humankind?

8. Why does Mary Hepburn like James Wait immediately?

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

10. When does Mary Hepburn begin her artificial insemination program? How old is she at the time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give a full and complete profile of James Wait. Identify his physical appearance, his mental, emotional, and personality characteristics, and detail his past history. Use direct references from the novel and cite your references.

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

The narrator, Leon Trout, states that all the sorrows of humankind are caused by "the only true villain in my story: the oversized human brain." Do you agree with his statement? Explain by using specific examples from the text.

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