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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Enid tell Margery about herself at camp one night on the mountain in Chapter 33?
(a) She killed her husband.
(b) She cannot speak French.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She knows Mundic.

2. 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.

3. How does the Professor react when Margery had confessed her love for him?
(a) He tells her she is a fool.
(b) He cries and apologizes to her.
(c) He tells her he loves her too.
(d) He says they should run away together.

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

5. What name did Margery use for the professor though it was not his real name?
(a) Peter.
(b) Philip.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Paul.

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

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

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

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

10. 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) Where he is going.
(c) If he is Norman Skinner.
(d) If he had seen Enid and Margery.

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

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

13. What does Mrs. Pope find in Margery's Gladstone bag, which convinces her that Margery had something to do with the Catholic school break-in?
(a) A gun.
(b) Her passport.
(c) Her equipment.
(d) A lock pick.

14. 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 cannot see.
(b) The officer is very mean.
(c) The officer is not attractive.
(d) The officer is female.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Enid looks for when they return to the bungalow after the storm in Chapter 35?

2. What does Enid give to the boys from the shantytown after she finally gets a radio signal?

3. How long are Enid and Margery trapped on the mountain in the midst of the storm?

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?

5. What does Enid realize is gone while she piles stones for Mr. Rawlings grave in Chapter 39?

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