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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Chapters 31 - 37 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Enid get the cop to let them go in Chapter 23?
(a) She drives off when he walks back to the car.
(b) She flirts with him.
(c) She bribes him.
(d) She tells him Margery is a famous explorer.

2. Who does Mrs. Pope say must be responsible for the Catholic school break-in?
(a) The natives.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Enid Pretty.

3. What does Enid come back to Margery with after leaving to buy watermelon in Chapter 23?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) A boyfriend.
(c) An old jeep.
(d) British newspapers.

4. What does Mr. Mundic tell Margery about himself when she first meets him?
(a) He is an excellent driver.
(b) He was a former schoolteacher.
(c) He had been a POW in Burma.
(d) He is an entomologist.

5. What are Nancy Collet and her husband "surrounded by" (193) in the photo of them in The Sunday Mail?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Young men.
(c) Golden beetles.
(d) Chimpanzees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third problem Margery encounters when they arrive in Noumea in Chapter 18?

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

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

4. Where does Margery decide she will go while she is on the bus after leaving her job?

5. How does Margery cope with her fear of being trapped on the mountain in the storm in Chapter 34?

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