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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. What does Enid bury Mr. Rawlings near after his death in Chapter 39?
(a) The gun.
(b) Her favorite tree.
(c) The road.
(d) The ravine.

2. What lands on Margery's hands after she scaled the mountain barefoot just before they were to leave for good?
(a) A golden beetle.
(b) A hot pink scarab.
(c) A carabid.
(d) A silver weevil.

3. 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) Holding her hand.
(c) Kissing her.
(d) Caressing her leg under the table.

4. What do the British papers refer to Margery as when they describe her as Nancy Collett's accomplice?
(a) A Spinster Teacher.
(b) An Old Maid.
(c) A Bug Loving Loner.
(d) A Lonely Loser.

5. How long is Enid in labor before giving birth to her daughter?
(a) Two days.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid tell Margery she stole from Taylor before leaving him?

2. What French phrase does Margery use that results in the officer letting them continue on the east coast route in Chapter 50?

3. What does Margery say when Enid asks her if she was a good teacher in Chapter 38?

4. What does Enid tell Margery happened to their toilet paper in Chapter 30?

5. What does a teary-eyed Mundic tell Mrs. Pope about Margery in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Mundic finds Margery and Enid at the end of the novel.

2. How does Margery react when Enid asks her if she would feel more comfortable if they kept Taylor's gun? What does Enid do with the gun?

3. How does Mundic react when Mrs. Pope tells him Margery and Enid left for the mountain weeks ago in Chapter 34?

4. Why does the British consul soften up on Mundic after Mundic is brought to him for questioning?

5. What is Margery's role during Enid's labor in Chapter 44?

6. How does Mundic manage to find Margery and Enid's bungalow in Chapter 36?

7. What does Enid confess to Margery about herself and her marriage on their fourth trek up the mountain in Chapter 36?

8. What does Professor Smith do when Margery tells him of the golden beetle?

9. Why are Enid and Margery unable to begin their expedition the first three days they arrive? How do the shantytown boys react when they depart and why?

10. What happens when a female officer pulls Enid and Margery over in Chapter 50 after they leave Dolly's?

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