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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 best describes Zaga's family?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Poor.
(d) Nonexistent.

2. Which of the following activities does Zaga excel in?
(a) Needlepoint.
(b) Painting.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Horseback riding.

3. What war is America embroiled in when Alec Carrière returns to the U.S.?
(a) The Second World War.
(b) The First World War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Civil War.

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

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

6. Which of the following drugs is NOT one that Bianca and Rose take together at Rose's laboratory?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Hallucinogenic mushrooms.
(d) Alcohol.

7. During the time of "Ship Fever", which country is experiencing a great famine?
(a) India.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Russia.

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

9. Where did Alec Carrière find most of the items in his massive collection?
(a) In Africa.
(b) In America.
(c) In Southeast Asia.
(d) All around the world.

10. What type of business does the Marburg family run?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A science lab.
(c) A psychic hotline.
(d) A winery.

11. In what decade were the Marburg sisters born?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1950s.

12. At the end of the story, where does Nora Kynd hope to move to?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

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

14. Where does Joel take Zaga for their honeymoon?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Chile.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Argentina.

15. How does Alec Carrière's pet die?
(a) It is shot.
(b) From fever.
(c) It is smashed under a Jeep's tire.
(d) From old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Annie Taggert feel about Dr. Grant?

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

3. Who acts as Dr. Grant's nurse before he dies?

4. How many children does Joel have when he marries Zaga?

5. What is unique about the Paradisaea apoda specimen that Alec Carrière finds?

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