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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. Who is the only person Margery does not reply to after posting her ad in the newspaper?
(a) Mr. Reynolds.
(b) Mr. Mundic.
(c) Miss Hamilton.
(d) Enid Pretty.

2. What does Margery do for the first few days on the boat?
(a) She talks nonstop.
(b) She vomits.
(c) She reads.
(d) She eats.

3. What does Enid name the stray dog that begins to follow her and Margery around Noumea in Chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Mundic.
(b) Mr. Pickles.
(c) Mr. Rawlings.
(d) Mr. Pup.

4. What does Margery do for Enid in an attempt to care for her in Chapter 12?
(a) She buys her food and nail polish.
(b) She rubs her feet.
(c) She spoon-feeds her soup.
(d) She holds a cold compress to her head.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the widow Margery interviews for her assistant position and likes very much?

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

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

4. What does Margery place an ad in the newspaper for the day after she leaves her teaching job?

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

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