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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. What response does Zaga get from Dr. Sepulveda when she writes to him after returning home from Chile?
(a) She hears that Dr. Sepulveda has died.
(b) She never hears back.
(c) She hears that Dr. Sepulveda has moved.
(d) He writes her with long stories about his life.

2. What does Rose convince Bianca to do with her?
(a) Camp out at the lab.
(b) Travel.
(c) Move back home to live with their father.
(d) Move to New York.

3. How old are Rose and Bianca when their mother is killed?
(a) Nine and ten.
(b) Eight and nine.
(c) Thirteen and fourteen.
(d) Three and four.

4. Where does Zaga find work after she moves?
(a) At a midwife's office.
(b) At an art gallery.
(c) At a typewriter repair shop.
(d) At a pediatric dental practice.

5. Where does Zaga move when the investment scheme falls through?
(a) She lives with her children.
(b) She moves in with Joel's sister.
(c) She lives on the street.
(d) She moves into a row house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies of the ague?

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

3. How does Alec feel about killing specimens and orphaning their young?

4. What is Christopher Billopp's relationship with Miss Juliet Colden?

5. Who does Rob want Zaga to meet when he calls her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alec do before he sails for the Amazon?

3. What happens when Mrs. Pearce asks Sarah Anne what she is looking at when they meet at the bridge?

4. What does Alec Carriere have in the hold when "Birds with No Feet" begins?

5. How do Zaga's stepchildren react when Zaga is sick in Chile?

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

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

8. What does Rose do now?

9. What do Rose and Bianca do now at the time of the story?

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

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