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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barbara leave on Margery's bed after she fell in love with Professor Smith?
(a) A manual for wives.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A picture of her parent's wedding.
(d) Her old wedding ring.

2. What does a server at Mrs. Pope's party say has gone missing after she tells her friends she does not trust Mundic in Chapter 34?
(a) A gun.
(b) The china set.
(c) A carving knife.
(d) The roast.

3. What does Margery tell Enid she taught her students to do in her domestic science class?
(a) How to fold laundry.
(b) How to iron men's shirts and boil vegetables.
(c) How to put on makeup.
(d) How to do their hair.

4. Why do Margery and Enid have to leave the summer house they were hiding out in after Enid's surgery?
(a) The baby is sick.
(b) They have to catch a boat.
(c) Mundic is after them.
(d) Dolly told Mrs. Pope where they were.

5. What does Mundic steal from the British consul at the party in Chapter 36?
(a) His wife's purse.
(b) A carving knife.
(c) His wallet and a bottle of wine.
(d) His passport.

6. How is the east coast route Margery and Enid have to take after the west coast route is blocked in Chapter 50?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) Smooth sailing.
(c) A wasteland.
(d) A paradise.

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

8. What does Enid bury Mr. Rawlings near after his death in Chapter 39?
(a) The gun.
(b) Her favorite tree.
(c) The road.
(d) The ravine.

9. Why do the women decide they cannot flirt with the police officer who pulls them over on the east coast route in Chapter 50?
(a) The officer is not attractive.
(b) The officer is very mean.
(c) The officer cannot see.
(d) The officer is female.

10. What flower has a connection to the golden beetle?
(a) Blue hydrangea.
(b) White orchid.
(c) Purple coneflower.
(d) Red rose.

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

12. Who does the British consul introduce his wife to at their party in Chapter 34?
(a) Miss Hamilton.
(b) Margery.
(c) Enid.
(d) Mundic.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the officer who approaches Mundic in Chapter 45 ask him after Mundic showed him his papers?

2. How many specimens do Enid and Margery find when they return to the mountain in Chapter 38?

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

4. What type of beetle do Margery and Enid find many specimens of during the first weeks at the mountain?

5. What does Enid tell Margery she stole from Taylor before leaving him?

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