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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What clothing item does Margery steal before leaving the school the day students passed a note with a drawing of her on it?
(a) The principal's jacket.
(b) A school uniform.
(c) Lacrosse boots.
(d) A student's hat.

3. What do the shanty boys try to sell Enid and Margery at the bungalow in Chapter 25?
(a) Cleaning supplies.
(b) A shovel.
(c) Some gum.
(d) A goat.

4. What word does Margery use to try to describe her face on her passport application?
(a) Buxom.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Confusing.

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

6. What does Enid tell Margery just three days before they arrive in Brisbane?
(a) That she is going to stay there and have a baby.
(b) That she cannot speak French.
(c) That she does not have a passport.
(d) That Enid is not her real name.

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

8. What does the letter Margery finds under her door in Chapter 3 from her school say?
(a) They understand her stress and would like to help.
(b) The police have been notified of her theft.
(c) She can come back to work when she is ready.
(d) She can have her job back if she returns the boots.

9. What is the name of the book Margery's father shows her at the start of Miss Benson's Beetle?
(a) National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia.
(b) The Darwin Awards.
(c) Incredible Creatures.
(d) Insects of the World.

10. Where does Margery decide she will go while she is on the bus after leaving her job?
(a) Paris.
(b) California.
(c) New Caledonia.
(d) Rome.

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

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

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

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

15. What is Enid yelling when she runs toward Margery as she boards the boat in Chapter 17?
(a) Here I come!
(b) Two pairs of wings!
(c) We are a team!
(d) Wait up, Marge!

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Margery's father's name?

2. What does Enid tell Margery when she returns after her fall down the stairs in Chapter 12?

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

4. What does Enid confess to Margery on the flying boat to New Caledonia in Chapter 17?

5. Who is getting closer to New Caledonia at the start of Chapter 24?

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