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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 5 – 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the widow Margery interviews for her assistant position and likes very much?
(a) Miss Hornberry.
(b) Miss Howarth.
(c) Miss Hamilton.
(d) Miss Hinckley.

3. What does Mundic do the day Margery leaves for her trip with Enid?
(a) Breaks into her house.
(b) Goes to the school where she worked.
(c) Takes the same train to Tilbury.
(d) Shoots himself.

4. What is the name of the book Margery's father shows her at the start of Miss Benson's Beetle?
(a) Incredible Creatures.
(b) The Darwin Awards.
(c) Insects of the World.
(d) National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia.

5. What item does Enid keep close to her at all times during her and Margery's trip?
(a) A red valise.
(b) Her wedding ring.
(c) Her passport.
(d) Her pink purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid tell everyone on the boat about Margery?

2. In whose letters does Margery think she has found proof the golden beetle exists?

3. Who do Margery and her mother move in with after her father's suicide?

4. Who does Margery write to requesting funding for her expedition?

5. What does Margery's father do after the phone call he receives while in the study with Margery?

(see the answer key)

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