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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 does Wallace respond when Alec writes to him?
(a) He invites Alec to the Malay Archipelago.
(b) He gives Alec tips for raising funds for a trip.
(c) He gives Alec suggestions for collecting valuable specimens.
(d) He sympathizes with Alec's loss.

2. Who hires the nurse who takes care of Rose's and Bianca's father when he is dying?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) Rose and Bianca.
(c) A group of his friends.
(d) His wife.

3. Where are Wallace's specimens placed when Wallace arrives in England?
(a) The Institute of Natural Sciences.
(b) The Queen's Zoo.
(c) The Washington Zoo.
(d) The Zoological Gardens.

4. Through Rob, Zaga get involved in what kind of investment?
(a) Developing new medicinal oils.
(b) Marketing artwork.
(c) Selling rights to artwork.
(d) Selling rights to a new drug.

5. In what case does Alec precede Wallace?
(a) Alec brings back the first Birds of Paradise.
(b) Alec reaches the Aru Islands before Wallace.
(c) Alec establishes the notion of evolution through selection and descent.
(d) Alec brings back a live orangutan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rose doing now?

2. What does Alec take from his cabin when the cabin boy tells him about the fire?

3. How do Rose and Bianca keep in touch with each other after they visit at Rose's lab?

4. Bianca is thinking about what when she drives to see Rose in 1980?

5. What does Alec bring back from the Aru Islands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bianca do now?

2. What does Zaga find in Joel's closet?

3. What happens when Rose and Bianca return to Hammondsport for the funeral?

4. What happeneds when Rose and Bianca rush to Hammondsport to see their father before he dies?

5. What is Wallace like when Alec first meets him?

6. What does Dr. Sepulveda do for Zaga when she is sick?

7. What experiment do Sarah Anne and Catherine perform?

8. What happens on the night when Rose convinces Bianca to camp out at the lab with her?

9. Why can Alec not believe that there is a fire on the ship?

10. What difficulties does Alec have in bringing the Birds of Paradise back with him?

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