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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margery ask Enid to stop doing after the cop lets them go in Chapter 23?
(a) Lying.
(b) Talking.
(c) Driving so fast.
(d) Stealing and bribing.

2. Where are Margery and Enid invited to at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) A musical performance at the port.
(b) The cafe for a double date.
(c) A garden party at the British consul's home.
(d) A lecture on beetles.

3. What does Enid do after Margery's lost luggage is not found in Chapter 19?
(a) She tells Margery they should go home.
(b) She leaves and finds all the equipment Margery needs.
(c) She purchases Margery all new equipment.
(d) She goes directly to the airline and threatens them.

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

5. What does Margery's father do after the phone call he receives while in the study with Margery?
(a) He buys them tickets to find the beetle.
(b) He gives Margery the book.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He orders lunch.

6. Why is Mundic glad to know Enid left Margery when they arrived in Brisbane?
(a) He wanted Margery to be abandoned.
(b) He hated Enid.
(c) He could be her assistant now.
(d) He did not like Taylor.

7. What does Enid buy in Aden, which Mundic finds suspicious in Chapter 11?
(a) A new coat.
(b) A pack of cigarettes.
(c) A wig.
(d) A radio.

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

9. Why is Margery unable to provide an old photo of herself to the passport office?
(a) She never knew anyone with a camera.
(b) She never let anyone take her picture.
(c) She threw all her old pictures away.
(d) She had cut her face out of all of her photos.

10. What does Margery tell Enid at the train station when she first sees her dressed in a tiny pink outfit?
(a) The job is no longer open.
(b) Everyone is staring at her.
(c) She looks foolish.
(d) She looks amazing.

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

12. Where does the book Margery's father shows her say the golden beetle can be found?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) California.
(d) New Caledonia.

13. What item does Enid keep close to her at all times during her and Margery's trip?
(a) Her pink purse.
(b) A red valise.
(c) Her passport.
(d) Her wedding ring.

14. Who is getting closer to New Caledonia at the start of Chapter 24?
(a) Miss Hamilton.
(b) Mundic.
(c) The British Police.
(d) Mrs. Pope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mundic hide out on the ship after sneaking on in Chapter 9?

2. What does Mr. Mundic say they will find in New Caledonia which makes Margery laugh?

3. What does Mr. Mundic tell Margery about himself when she first meets him?

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

5. What do Enid's letters to Margery always include?

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