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

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

3. How many specimens do Enid and Margery find when they return to the mountain in Chapter 38?
(a) Less than 100.
(b) Over 100.
(c) 25.
(d) 0.

4. What is a very pregnant Enid wearing when she confesses to Margery that she killed her husband?
(a) Bermuda shorts and a t-shirt.
(b) A leopard bikini.
(c) Margery's purple frock.
(d) Her pink travel suit.

5. What is the first thing Enid looks for when they return to the bungalow after the storm in Chapter 35?
(a) Her red valise.
(b) Margery's specimens.
(c) The gun.
(d) Her wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins her own investigation into Enid and Margery at the start of Chapter 40?

2. What do the British papers refer to Margery as when they describe her as Nancy Collett's accomplice?

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

4. What does Dolly say about Enid and Margery when she runs into Mrs. Pope in Chapter 49?

5. What does Professor Smith begin doing to Margery while they are having tea which she says nothing about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mundic's physical and mental health in Chapter 45 around when he finds the bungalow while Enid is in labor?

2. Why did Mundic kill Mr. Rawlings?

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

4. What is strange about Mr. Rawlings' behavior and what happens to him in Chapter 38?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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