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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the boiler men who find Mundic decide not to turn him in and help him stay on the ship instead?
(a) He bribes them.
(b) They get him to do their work for them.
(c) He is a POW and they feel bad.
(d) He threatened them.

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

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

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

5. What is Enid's real name?
(a) Nicole Colter.
(b) Nadia Coleman.
(c) Noelle Colbert.
(d) Nancy Collett.

6. What does Margery see the British Consul do to Enid while chatting at the garden party in Chapter 21?
(a) Touch her bottom.
(b) Give her his number.
(c) Caress her hand.
(d) Kiss her cheek.

7. What is one of Enid's favorite things to talk about?
(a) Books.
(b) Men.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Babies.

8. What does Enid purchase in Chapter 23 when she cannot find any British newspapers?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) Nail polish.
(c) A new book.
(d) A French fashion magazine.

9. Who has Enid gone off with in Brisbane?
(a) Taylor.
(b) The ship's captain.
(c) Mundic.
(d) Miss Hamilton.

10. What article of clothing does Margery pack for special occasions?
(a) A ballgown.
(b) High heels.
(c) Red lipstick.
(d) Her best purple frock.

11. Who does Margery write to requesting funding for her expedition?
(a) The Natural History Museum.
(b) The British Royal family.
(c) The Royal Entomological Society.
(d) The American Academy of Insects.

12. What does Margery learn at the garden party was recently stolen from the Catholic School?
(a) Chemistry equipment.
(b) Uniforms.
(c) Money.
(d) Textbooks.

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

14. What does Margery tell Enid Pretty to avoid packing when she writes her a letter offering her the job?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) Brightly colored clothing.
(c) Weapons.
(d) High heels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margery immerse herself in more after her mother's death?

2. What does Enid tell Margery to do when they are pulled over by a cop in Chapter 23?

3. Who is the author of Miss Benson's Beetle?

4. What does the letter Margery finds under her door in Chapter 3 from her school say?

5. What is Margery teaching her students at the start of Chapter 2?

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