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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters 15 -20 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Enid say her parents had died when she was young?
(a) Murder-suicide.
(b) Car accident.
(c) House fire.
(d) Spanish flu.

3. Who does Margery think of when she boards the flying boat at the start of Chapter 17?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Her father.
(c) Professor Smith.
(d) Aunt Hazel.

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

5. What student of Margery's laughs out loud at the note she is passed while Margery is teaching?
(a) Wendy Thompson.
(b) Thea Colburn.
(c) Barbara McGovern.
(d) Cindy Simon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Enid's neighbors do five weeks after she left Britain?

3. What does Margery tell Enid Pretty to avoid packing when she writes her a letter offering her the job?

4. What does Enid have with her when Mundic follows her in Aden?

5. Where are Margery and Enid invited to at the end of Chapter 19?

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