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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 are Nancy Collet and her husband "surrounded by" (193) in the photo of them in The Sunday Mail?
(a) Young men.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Chimpanzees.
(d) Golden beetles.

2. On what condition does Enid say she will join Margery in Poum at the start of Chapter 37?
(a) Margery must have some cocktails.
(b) Margery must bleach her hair.
(c) Margery must wear Enid's pink outfit.
(d) Margery must pay for everything.

3. What is Enid surprised Margery had not tried to do before she left for the expedition as they set up camp the first night on the mountain?
(a) Seen a golden beetle.
(b) Camped.
(c) Tried to put up her tent.
(d) Exercised.

4. Why are Margery and Enid unable to begin their expedition for three days at the start of Chapter 27?
(a) The winds are too strong.
(b) The mist is so thick.
(c) The rain is torrential.
(d) It is snowing heavily.

5. How much time do Enid and Margery have left in New Caledonia at the start of Chapter 42?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news takes over the British papers after Perce's brother proves his brother wanted to commit suicide?

2. What did Enid use to end her husband's life after he begged her too?

3. What flower has a connection to the golden beetle?

4. Why do Enid and Margery take a day off from work at the start of Chapter 33?

5. What does a server at Mrs. Pope's party say has gone missing after she tells her friends she does not trust Mundic in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the British papers no longer speak of Nancy Collett, and what news takes over?

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

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

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

6. How does Mrs. Pope become certain that Margery and Enid were involved in the school break-in in Chapter 40?

7. What are some of the signs in Chapter 46 that Enid is not well after giving birth to Gloria?

8. What happens between Margery and the Professor when she tells him she has the money to fund their expedition to New Caledonia?

9. What does Margery tell Enid about her relationship with the Professor in Chapter 38?

10. How does Dolly Wiggs get involved with Enid and Margery in Chapter 48?

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