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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 after Margery's aunt's deaths did Barbara die?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) 6 months.

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

3. Who tells Mrs. Pope she is getting "carried away" (267) when Mrs. Pope discusses her thoughts on the Nancy Collett case?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Mundic.
(d) Dolly.

4. What news takes over the British papers after Perce's brother proves his brother wanted to commit suicide?
(a) The Lacrosse boots theft.
(b) Norman Skinner.
(c) The Festival of Britain.
(d) Margery's affair with Professor Smith.

5. What does Mundic learn in Chapter 31 when he meets the British consul?
(a) Enid is wanted for Murder.
(b) The consul cheats on his wife.
(c) Margery is wanted for murder.
(d) He is the lead suspect in the Catholic-school break-in.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are Enid and Margery trapped on the mountain in the midst of the storm?

2. What illness did Margery's aunts die from?

3. What strange question does Enid ask Margery after Enid has given birth and begun to appear very ill?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margery decide she will help Enid after she learns the truth about Enid's husband?

2. What does Mrs. Pope learn when she contacts the Natural History Museum to inquire about Margery and Enid? What does she believe after this contact?

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

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

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

6. What does Enid confess to Margery in Chapter 42 just two weeks before they are to depart New Caledonia?

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

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

9. 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?

10. What were some of the thing the British newspaper said about Nancy Collett in Chapter 32?

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