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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which country does Dr. Lauchlin Grant live?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) North America.

3. 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.

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

5. How did Rose and Harry meet?
(a) Harry adopted one of Rose's dogs.
(b) Harry once dated Bianca but later fell in love with Rose.
(c) Harry helped Rose carry her groceries home.
(d) Harry and Rose graduated from college together.

6. Which of the following best describes Zaga's family?
(a) Nonexistent.
(b) Poor.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Middle class.

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

8. How does Alec Carrière lose his collection while en route home?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) It burns.
(c) It is forgotten.
(d) It is sent to the wrong destination.

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

10. What U.S. state do the Marburg sisters grow up in?
(a) New York.
(b) Georgia.
(c) California.
(d) Illinois.

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

12. Which of the following illnesses does Zaga suffer from during her honeymoon?
(a) Altitude sickness.
(b) Vertigo.
(c) Pregnancy pains.
(d) Food poisoning.

13. What beverage are the two Marburg sisters, Rose and Bianca, named after?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Fruit juice.

14. How old is Zaga when she marries Joel?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Nineteen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade is the story "Birds with no Feet" set?

2. What is Alec Carrière's mood at the end of the story?

3. Which element is most important to the Marburg sisters' seance?

4. What type of relationship does Grant have with Susanna?

5. How long are Zaga and Joel married before he passes away?

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