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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Dr. Grant hear about the need at Grosse Isle?
(a) Through a letter.
(b) From a delivered pamphlet.
(c) In the newspaper.
(d) At the urging a friend.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What is Alec Carrière's mood at the end of the story?
(a) Confused.
(b) Proud.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Hopeful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of business does the Marburg family run?

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

4. How does Alec Carrière lose his collection while en route home?

5. In what decade were the Marburg sisters born?

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