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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 mist is so thick.
(b) The rain is torrential.
(c) It is snowing heavily.
(d) The winds are too strong.

2. What does Enid give to the boys from the shantytown after she finally gets a radio signal?
(a) Her wallet.
(b) The red valise.
(c) Taylor's gun.
(d) Her radio.

3. How many specimens do Enid and Margery find when they return to the mountain in Chapter 38?
(a) Less than 100.
(b) 0.
(c) Over 100.
(d) 25.

4. 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) The beetle.
(b) Professor Smith.
(c) The school she worked at.
(d) Her mother.

5. What news takes over the British papers after Perce's brother proves his brother wanted to commit suicide?
(a) Margery's affair with Professor Smith.
(b) The Festival of Britain.
(c) Norman Skinner.
(d) The Lacrosse boots theft.

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

7. What does Margery say when Enid asks her if she was a good teacher in Chapter 38?
(a) She was terrible.
(b) She has no idea.
(c) She was never a teacher.
(d) She was excellent.

8. 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) Catch him!
(c) Come back!
(d) Stay!

9. 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 is traveling with a call girl.
(c) She broke into the Catholic school.
(d) She is wanted for murder.

10. What do the women at Mrs. Pope's house learn about the Catholic school break-in which astonishes them?
(a) The suspect is a native.
(b) The suspect is Mrs. Pope.
(c) The suspect is British.
(d) The suspect is Dolly.

11. Why was Perce covered in blood when Enid came home the night she killed him?
(a) His brother shot him.
(b) Someone had stabbed him.
(c) Enid had shot him and left.
(d) He tried to slit his wrists.

12. What does Enid name her daughter?
(a) Percy Benson.
(b) Gloria Benson.
(c) Margery Pretty.
(d) Margery Collett.

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

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

15. 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 can help carry supplies.
(c) She says he is lucky.
(d) She says he will protect them.

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 is one of the main topics of conversation at Mrs. Pope's holiday party in Chapter 34?

3. What does Enid make for breakfast after their first night on the mountain in Chapter 30?

4. What does Dolly say about Enid and Margery when she runs into Mrs. Pope in Chapter 49?

5. How does the Professor react when Margery had confessed her love for him?

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