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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Enid tell Margery convinced her to apply to Margery's ad?
(a) Her brother in law.
(b) Mundic.
(c) The British consul.
(d) Her husband.

2. What it significant about February 16, the date Enid's daughter is born?
(a) It is Enid's husband's birthday.
(b) It is the day Margery's father had killed himself.
(c) It is Margery's birthday.
(d) They were supposed to leave New Caledonia that day.

3. What did Enid use to end her husband's life after he begged her too?
(a) Pillows.
(b) Pills.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

4. What does Mrs. Pope tell Mundic about Margery when he tells her he is looking for her in Chapter 34?
(a) She is wanted for murder.
(b) She is traveling with a call girl.
(c) She left a month ago.
(d) She broke into the Catholic school.

5. Why do Enid and Margery take a day off from work at the start of Chapter 33?
(a) Enid is sick.
(b) They think someone is following them.
(c) Margery is sick.
(d) It is Christmas.

6. What does Enid tell Margery she should change her name to when they start their new life in Borneo in Chapter 50?
(a) Muffy Whitaker.
(b) Mitsy Baker.
(c) Trixie Parker.
(d) Lulu Lemon.

7. What type of shoe does Enid suggest Margery wear when she becomes "a famous beetle collector" (229) in Chapter 38?
(a) A loafer.
(b) A boot.
(c) A small heel.
(d) A sandal.

8. What type of beetle do Margery and Enid find many specimens of during the first weeks at the mountain?
(a) Golden.
(b) Clown.
(c) Scarabs.
(d) Weevils.

9. What does Enid tell Margery she stole from Taylor before leaving him?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His gun.
(c) His dog.
(d) His coat.

10. What do the French police find in the bungalow when they go there looking for Enid and Margery per Mrs. Pope's urging?
(a) An empty bungalow.
(b) Mr. Mundic.
(c) A bucket of eels.
(d) A bunch of shantytown boys.

11. What does Margery begin to dream of when she is hiding out at the summer house with Enid and the baby in Chapter 48?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The school she worked at.
(c) Professor Smith.
(d) The beetle.

12. How long after Margery's aunt's deaths did Barbara die?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) 6 months.

13. What does Enid make for breakfast after their first night on the mountain in Chapter 30?
(a) Bacon and eggs.
(b) Spam and mashed bananas.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) French toast.

14. What does Enid tell Margery that Gloria will not be happy to learn when she grows up in Chapter 48?
(a) Enid does not know who her father is.
(b) Enid killed her father.
(c) Margery does not like children.
(d) Margery gave up her dream for her.

15. What does Margery do just after Enid confesses to her that she killed her husband in Chapter 42?
(a) She tells the shanty boys to get rid of Enid.
(b) She hugs Enid.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She throws up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lands on Margery's face when she is trying to sleep outside in her hammock their first night on the mountain?

2. What does Margery tell Enid she did after the Professor broke her heart?

3. What does Mrs. Pope say about Enid when her friends are at her house making crafts for her Christmas party in Chapter 29?

4. What flower has a connection to the golden beetle?

5. What is Enid surprised Margery had not tried to do before she left for the expedition as they set up camp the first night on the mountain?

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