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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Alec Carrière spent his life collecting?
(a) Plants.
(b) Minerals.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Animals.

2. In which American city did Alec Carrière grow up?
(a) In Philadelphia.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In Detroit.

3. What is the name of the Marburg sisters' grandfather?
(a) Aries.
(b) Gemini.
(c) Scorpio.
(d) Leo.

4. Where is Dr. Grant sent in the hopes of gaining funding for Grosse Isle?
(a) Egypt.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

5. Where are most Paradisaea apoda specimen kept?
(a) In Asia.
(b) In America.
(c) In Africa.
(d) In Europe.

6. Where did Zaga donate all her money?
(a) To a veterinary clinic.
(b) To a science lab.
(c) To a library.
(d) To an art museum.

7. How was Jemmy Button treated by his native land when he returned?
(a) He was shunned
(b) He was treated the exact same as he was before he left.
(c) He was embraced.
(d) He was an object of curiosity.

8. What type of hospital is set up at Grosse Isle?
(a) A quarantine station.
(b) A state-of-the-art research hospital.
(c) A clinic for the poor and needy.
(d) A patient recovery center.

9. What is unique about the Paradisaea apoda specimen that Alec Carrière finds?
(a) It is completely intact.
(b) It is still alive.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) It is a pregnant female.

10. Where in her class did Bianca graduate from college?
(a) She dropped out before graduation.
(b) In the middle.
(c) At the top of her class.
(d) At the very bottom of her class.

11. When the girls are spending the evening in Rose's laboratory what is the one thing they wish for?
(a) To be able to speak with their mother.
(b) To remain best friends forever.
(c) For their father to accept them for who they are.
(d) To have personal success, academically and personally.

12. Which of the following sicknesses is known as "ship fever"?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Scarlet fever.

13. Where does Dr. Grant find Nora Kynd?
(a) In the mess hall.
(b) Hiding beneath the operating table.
(c) Clinging to a life raft out at sea.
(d) Under a pile of corpses.

14. How does Dr. Grant react when he first sees the sick patients aboard the ships at Grosse Isle?
(a) He is insulted to have been brought here.
(b) He is overwhelmed with sympathy.
(c) He is afraid his skills aren't good enough to meet the demand.
(d) He is disgusted and he vomits.

15. Where did Jemmy Button live during the years he was away from his native island?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage are the two Marburg sisters, Rose and Bianca, named after?

2. When Bianca visits Rose's laboratory as adults, which of the following is NOT something they do after sneaking out the lab window?

3. What does Susanna's husband do for a living?

4. What is the name of the Marburg sisters' mother?

5. Which element of science were the Marburg sisters interested in as teenagers?

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