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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. Where did Margery meet Professor Smith when she was younger?
(a) An Entomologist's conference.
(b) A blind date.
(c) He was her college instructor.
(d) The Insect Gallery of the Museum.

2. Where does the book Margery's father shows her say the golden beetle can be found?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) New Caledonia.
(d) California.

3. What word does Margery use to try to describe her face on her passport application?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Buxom.

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

5. What article of clothing does Margery pack for special occasions?
(a) Red lipstick.
(b) Her best purple frock.
(c) A ballgown.
(d) High heels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Enid gone off with in Brisbane?

2. What does Margery do for the first few days on the boat?

3. What does Margery tell Enid Pretty to avoid packing when she writes her a letter offering her the job?

4. Where does Mundic hide out on the ship after sneaking on in Chapter 9?

5. What is the first problem Margery encounters when they arrive in Noumea in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the letters Enid Pretty writes Margery to inquire about the job Margery posted in the newspaper.

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

3. What does Enid tell Margery she plans to do when they arrive in Brisbane, and how does Margery feel about this?

4. Chapter 22 describes how information on Nancy Collett was all over the British newspapers. What information do they have so far about Nancy and her accomplice?

5. Why was Enid's husband unable to go to war despite having gone to military training?

6. Describe Margery's aunts Hazel and Lorna whom she moved in with after her father's death.

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

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

9. How does Mundic's mother react to his bullying as a child and what does she tell him about the "flame inside of him" (96)?

10. How does Taylor react to seeing Margery in their hut when she goes there to find Enid in Chapter 14?

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