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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enid show Margery she had been hiding in the red valise in Chapter 42 after confessing she killed her husband?

2. What lands on Margery's hands after she scaled the mountain barefoot just before they were to leave for good?

3. On what condition does Enid say she will join Margery in Poum at the start of Chapter 37?

4. What do the women at Mrs. Pope's house learn about the Catholic school break-in which astonishes them?

5. Why are Margery and Enid unable to begin their expedition for three days at the start of Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Enid worried they will not be successful after Mr. Rawlings' death?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Enid begin to think she is still pregnant, and how does Margery react to this news?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining the red valise as a symbol in Miss Benson's Beetle. In what scenes does the valise appear? What is the context? How does the red valise move the storyline?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the imagery used in Miss Benson's Beetle. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining guns as a symbol in Miss Benson's Beetle. In what scenes do guns appear? What is the context? How do guns develop the narrative?

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