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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the shantytown boys worry when Margery and Enid head toward the mountain?
(a) They do not think woman can climb mountains.
(b) They think they will be eaten by coyotes.
(c) They think Mundic is waiting for them.
(d) They believe it is haunted.

2. What does Mrs. Pope say about Enid when her friends are at her house making crafts for her Christmas party in Chapter 29?
(a) She was the life of the party.
(b) She was rude.
(c) She was practically a call girl.
(d) She was an intelligent young lady.

3. How did Professor Smith react when Margery told him about the golden beetle?
(a) He told her to give up on entomology.
(b) He fired her.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He said he would look into it.

4. As Margery and Enid argue on the mountain what do they realize is heading their way before they have time to leave the mountain in Chapter 33?
(a) The police.
(b) Mundic.
(c) A pack of wolves.
(d) A cyclone.

5. What strange question does Enid ask Margery after Enid has given birth and begun to appear very ill?
(a) She asks why there is a baby in the house.
(b) She asks what the baby's name is.
(c) She asks if her mother is coming to tea.
(d) She asks when her husband will arrive.

6. What does Enid show Margery she had been hiding in the red valise in Chapter 42 after confessing she killed her husband?
(a) Two pillows.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) Perce's head.

7. What is a very pregnant Enid wearing when she confesses to Margery that she killed her husband?
(a) Margery's purple frock.
(b) A leopard bikini.
(c) Bermuda shorts and a t-shirt.
(d) Her pink travel suit.

8. Why are Margery and Enid unable to begin their expedition for three days at the start of Chapter 27?
(a) It is snowing heavily.
(b) The rain is torrential.
(c) The winds are too strong.
(d) The mist is so thick.

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

10. How many people attend Mrs. Pope's party in Chapter 34 in the midst of a storm?
(a) 200.
(b) 0.
(c) 20.
(d) 85.

11. How long were Margery and the professor friends?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

12. What does Enid yell to Mr. Rawlings in Chapter 38 when he runs off barking as they near the bottom of the mountain?
(a) Heel!
(b) Come back!
(c) Stay!
(d) Catch him!

13. What do the shantytown boys steal from the bungalow each time Margery and Enid go to the mountain?
(a) Gum.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) Money.
(d) Beetle specimens.

14. What does the officer who approaches Mundic in Chapter 45 ask him after Mundic showed him his papers?
(a) If he broke into the Catholic school.
(b) If he is Norman Skinner.
(c) If he had seen Enid and Margery.
(d) Where he is going.

15. How much time do Enid and Margery have left in New Caledonia at the start of Chapter 42?
(a) One week.
(b) Two days.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margery decide she will earn money to help protect Enid in Chapter 42 after Enid's confession?

2. What are Nancy Collet and her husband "surrounded by" (193) in the photo of them in The Sunday Mail?

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

4. What lands on Margery's hands after she scaled the mountain barefoot just before they were to leave for good?

5. Where do Enid and Margery find Mr. Rawlings dead body after searching for him for hours in Chapter 38?

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