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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapter 26 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Professor Smith react when Margery told him about the golden beetle?
(a) He fired her.
(b) He told her to give up on entomology.
(c) He said he would look into it.
(d) He laughed.

2. What is the first problem Margery encounters when they arrive in Noumea in Chapter 18?
(a) They are in the wrong town.
(b) She lost her wallet.
(c) She needs to have her visa extended.
(d) She cannot find a place for them to stay.

3. Why does Enid insist on taking Mr. Rawlings up the mountain with them at the start of their expedition?
(a) She says he will protect them.
(b) She says he can help carry supplies.
(c) She says he is lucky.
(d) She says he can help gather food.

4. What British news do the ladies at the garden party ask Margery about in Chapter 21?
(a) Norman Skinner.
(b) The Royal family.
(c) The Festival of Britain.
(d) Nancy Collet.

5. What word is used to describe New Caledonia according to Horace Blake's pocket guide in Chapter 18?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) Eden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid come back to Margery with after leaving to buy watermelon in Chapter 23?

2. What is the third problem Margery encounters when they arrive in Noumea in Chapter 18?

3. What word does Enid use to describe her need to be a mother and Margery's need to find the golden beetle?

4. What does Enid confess to Margery on the flying boat to New Caledonia in Chapter 17?

5. What does Margery tell Enid she taught her students to do in her domestic science class?

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