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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 10 -14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Miss Benson's Beetle?
(a) Rachel Joyce.
(b) Rachel Carson.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Joyce Richards.

2. In whose letters does Margery think she has found proof the golden beetle exists?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Thomas Edison.

3. What does Enid tell everyone on the boat about Margery?
(a) She stole lacrosse boots.
(b) She is from the Natural History Museum.
(c) She is a millionaire.
(d) She is a college teacher.

4. Where does Margery decide she will go while she is on the bus after leaving her job?
(a) New Caledonia.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) California.

5. What did Margery do during their meeting that upset Mr. Mundic?
(a) She did not let him talk.
(b) She offered to pay the tab.
(c) She laughed at him when he mentioned snakes.
(d) She acted like she was smarter than him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Mundic been home from Burma, according to the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. When Margery applied for her position, what did the ad specify?

3. What does Mr. Mundic say they will find in New Caledonia which makes Margery laugh?

4. What student of Margery's laughs out loud at the note she is passed while Margery is teaching?

5. What bit of British news does Enid hear about during their port stop in Aden?

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