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

2. What bit of British news does Enid hear about during their port stop in Aden?
(a) Margery is wanted for theft.
(b) New rationing limits.
(c) Norman Skinner's botched execution.
(d) Information about the Festival of Britain.

3. What does Mundic begin to do after his first meeting with Margery?
(a) Follow her.
(b) Ignore her.
(c) Send her flowers every week.
(d) Write her letters.

4. When Margery applied for her position, what did the ad specify?
(a) Must Love Cooking.
(b) Must Love Children.
(c) Mothers Need Not Apply.
(d) Single Women Only.

5. What does Enid tell Margery when she returns after her fall down the stairs in Chapter 12?
(a) She thinks she miscarried.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) Mundic came to her room.
(d) She was worried sick about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margery do in Chapter 12 when Enid knocks on their cabin door covered in blood?

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

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

4. Who is the only person Margery does not reply to after posting her ad in the newspaper?

5. Why do the boiler men who find Mundic decide not to turn him in and help him stay on the ship instead?

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