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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the name of the ship captained by Captain FitzRoy?
(a) The SSR Canary.
(b) The JWE Barracuda.
(c) The HMS Beagle.
(d) The TMS Feline.

9. Which aspect of medicine is most intriguing to Dr. Grant?
(a) Pharmaceuticals.
(b) Health and prevention
(c) Patient care.
(d) Medical research.

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

11. Which of Zaga's relatives was acquatinted with Charles Darwin?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her great-great grandfather.
(c) Her great-grandfather.
(d) Her father.

12. How do the U.S. museums respond to Alec Carrière's Paradisaea apoda specimen?
(a) They are astounded.
(b) They are frustrated.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are apathetic.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story, where does Nora Kynd hope to move to?

2. Which of the following activities does Zaga excel in?

3. How did Rose and Harry meet?

4. Who arranges Alec Carrière's medical care while he is ill?

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

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