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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Enid insist on taking Mr. Rawlings up the mountain with them at the start of their expedition?
(a) She says he can help gather food.
(b) She says he will protect them.
(c) She says he can help carry supplies.
(d) She says he is lucky.

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

5. What do Enid and Margery have to do to get across the river they encounter at the end of the east coast route in Chapter 50?
(a) They need to slam on the gas.
(b) They need to take a mule.
(c) They need to swim.
(d) They need to take a boat.

6. What does Dolly say about Enid and Margery when she runs into Mrs. Pope in Chapter 49?
(a) They are lovely women.
(b) They are famous explorers.
(c) They are thieves.
(d) They are vicious killers.

7. What illness did Margery's aunts die from?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Bronchitis.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Influenza.

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

9. What is one of the main topics of conversation at Mrs. Pope's holiday party in Chapter 34?
(a) Nancy Collet.
(b) Mr. Mundic.
(c) Margery Benson.
(d) The Festival of Britain.

10. 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) Muffy Whitaker.
(c) Lulu Lemon.
(d) Trixie Parker.

11. What does Enid tell Margery she felt was a sign from Perce that she had done the right thing?
(a) A bluebird that landed on her windowsill after she killed Perce.
(b) Her passport arrived the next day.
(c) A shooting star she saw that night.
(d) Margery's letter offering her the job.

12. Who begins her own investigation into Enid and Margery at the start of Chapter 40?
(a) Mrs. Pope.
(b) Mr. Mundic.
(c) The British consul.
(d) Dolly Wiggs.

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

14. What does Professor Smith begin doing to Margery while they are having tea which she says nothing about?
(a) Telling her he loves her.
(b) Caressing her leg under the table.
(c) Kissing her.
(d) Holding her hand.

15. On what condition does Enid say she will join Margery in Poum at the start of Chapter 37?
(a) Margery must wear Enid's pink outfit.
(b) Margery must bleach her hair.
(c) Margery must have some cocktails.
(d) Margery must pay for everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mundic take from the bungalow in Chapter 47 when he gets there to find it empty?

2. Why do Enid and Margery take a day off from work at the start of Chapter 33?

3. What does Margery begin to dream of when she is hiding out at the summer house with Enid and the baby in Chapter 48?

4. What does Enid yell to Mr. Rawlings in Chapter 38 when he runs off barking as they near the bottom of the mountain?

5. How long after Margery's aunt's deaths did Barbara die?

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