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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. How long were Margery and the professor friends?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. What does Enid tell Margery she felt was a sign from Perce that she had done the right thing?
(a) A shooting star she saw that night.
(b) Margery's letter offering her the job.
(c) Her passport arrived the next day.
(d) A bluebird that landed on her windowsill after she killed Perce.

3. How is the east coast route Margery and Enid have to take after the west coast route is blocked in Chapter 50?
(a) A paradise.
(b) A wasteland.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) Smooth sailing.

4. Who begins her own investigation into Enid and Margery at the start of Chapter 40?
(a) Dolly Wiggs.
(b) Mr. Mundic.
(c) Mrs. Pope.
(d) The British consul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mundic steal from the British consul at the party in Chapter 36?

2. What name did Margery use for the professor though it was not his real name?

3. How many specimens do Enid and Margery find when they return to the mountain in Chapter 38?

4. How does the Professor react when Margery had confessed her love for him?

5. What does Enid tell Margery about herself at camp one night on the mountain in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Enid and Margery have to run from Dolly's place in Chapter 50?

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

3. How does Margery finally discover the golden beetle of New Caledonia in Chapter 52?

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

5. What do Mrs. Pope and her friends discuss at her Friday crafting gathering in Chapter 29?

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

7. How does Margery react when Enid tells her she has a gun she stole from Taylor?

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

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

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

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