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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mundic glad to know Enid left Margery when they arrived in Brisbane?
(a) He could be her assistant now.
(b) He hated Enid.
(c) He wanted Margery to be abandoned.
(d) He did not like Taylor.

2. Who is the author of Miss Benson's Beetle?
(a) Joyce Richards.
(b) Rachel Carson.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Rachel Joyce.

3. Why do the boiler men who find Mundic decide not to turn him in and help him stay on the ship instead?
(a) He bribes them.
(b) He is a POW and they feel bad.
(c) They get him to do their work for them.
(d) He threatened them.

4. What do Enid's letters to Margery always include?
(a) Parts of a grocery shopping list.
(b) Her weekly budget.
(c) Lipstick marks.
(d) Silly drawings.

5. What does Enid tell Margery when they find their bungalow broken and filled with trash in Chapter 25?
(a) She has seen worse in the war.
(b) She will sleep in the jeep.
(c) She cannot stay there.
(d) She loves it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mundic do the day Margery leaves for her trip with Enid?

2. What is the second problem Margery encounters when they arrive in Noumea in Chapter 18?

3. What does Margery learn at the garden party was recently stolen from the Catholic School?

4. Who is the only person Margery does not reply to after posting her ad in the newspaper?

5. Who is the author of the pocket guide Margery reads in preparation for her expedition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margery feel when Miss Hamilton refuses the job as her assistant after finding out what happened at her school?

2. What happens in their cabin on the boat that makes Margery decide she does not trust Enid and will find a new assistant?

3. What does Margery place an ad in the newspaper for the day after she walks out of her job in Chapter 2?

4. How does Mundic manage to get a cabin on the ship Enid and Margery are on?

5. How does Enid help Margery board the plane in Chapter 17, "Two Pairs of Wings"?

6. How does Margery learn that Enid stole equipment from the Catholic school?

7. Why does Margery laugh at Mr. Mundic during their interview for the assistant position?

8. What does Enid do when Margery tells her that her missing Gladstone bag has all of the equipment she needs in Chapter 19?

9. How does Mundic manage to board the ship Margery and Enid are on in Chapter 9?

10. How does Margery react when Enid comes to their cabin door covered in blood at the start of Chapter 12?

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