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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 adjectives best describes the Marburg sisters when they were growing up?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Wild.
(c) Inquisitive.
(d) Aggressive.

2. Where was Alec Carrière an apprentice as a young man?
(a) At a blacksmith's.
(b) At a monastery.
(c) At a tannery.
(d) At a library.

3. Whose spirit do the girls conjure up in their first seance?
(a) Their grandfather's.
(b) Their mother's.
(c) Their mother's.
(d) Their father's.

4. What body part is the Paradisaea apoda missing?
(a) Feet.
(b) Ears.
(c) Bones.
(d) It is not missing any body parts.

5. How much older is Joel than Zaga?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years
(c) They are the same age.
(d) Five years.

6. What is the name of the Marburg sisters' mother?
(a) Luky.
(b) Suky.
(c) Tuky.
(d) Wuky.

7. What illness does Alec Carrière come down with while in the Malay Archipelago?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Typhoid Fever.
(d) Chicken Pox.

8. What unusual animal does Alec Carrière adopt as a pet while working in the Malay Archipelago?
(a) A tarantela.
(b) A boa constritor.
(c) An crocodile.
(d) An orangutan.

9. Which of the following, terrible events occurs to Zaga on her honeymoon?
(a) She miscarries her pregnancy.
(b) She is admitted into the hospital with acute fever.
(c) She nearly drowns.
(d) She is mugged at gunpoint.

10. Why does Grosse Isle eventually shut down?
(a) Because all of the doctors have died.
(b) Because they run out of supplies.
(c) Because the city can no longer afford to fund it.
(d) Because there are no more sick patients.

11. When Bianca visits Rose's laboratory as adults, which of the following is NOT something they do after sneaking out the lab window?
(a) Fall asleep on the shore.
(b) Sunbathe naked.
(c) Hunt for frogs.
(d) Swim in a muddy pool.

12. What type of relationship does Grant have with Susanna?
(a) They are siblings.
(b) They are friends.
(c) They are lovers.
(d) They are work partners.

13. Whose advice did Zaga take about money after Joel's death?
(a) Alicia's.
(b) Rob's.
(c) No one's.
(d) Her mother's.

14. How many children does Joel have when he marries Zaga?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

15. Upon returning to America, what does Alec Carrière decide to do with his life?
(a) Join the army.
(b) Study ornithology.
(c) Become a father.
(d) Open a school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war is America embroiled in when Alec Carrière returns to the U.S.?

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

3. How does Theo's parenting of his daughters change after their mother dies?

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

5. Where did Alec Carrière find most of the items in his massive collection?

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