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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the main section of "Birds with no Feet" where was Alec Carrière collecting items?
(a) In the Amazon.
(b) In the Rocky Mountains.
(c) In the Osarks.
(d) In the Sahara.

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

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

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

5. What nationality is Zaga in the story "Soroche"?
(a) African.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Asian.
(d) Caucasian.

6. Where did Alec Carrière hope to sell his vast collections?
(a) He did not intend to sell his collection.
(b) To European collectors.
(c) To fellow scientists.
(d) To American museums.

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

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

9. How old are the Marburg sisters when their mother dies?
(a) 9 and 10.
(b) 12 and 13.
(c) 16 and 17.
(d) 3 and 4.

10. Which of the following adjectives best describes Alec Carrière's father?
(a) Self-centered.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Greedy.

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

12. In what decade is the story "Birds with no Feet" set?
(a) In the 1950s.
(b) in the 1850s.
(c) In the 1750s.
(d) In the 1650s.

13. Where did Zaga donate all her money?
(a) To a library.
(b) To a veterinary clinic.
(c) To a science lab.
(d) To an art museum.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After his collecting exhibition, how does Alec Carrière return to the States?

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

3. Which of the following drugs is NOT one that Bianca and Rose take together at Rose's laboratory?

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

5. Where does Joel take Zaga for their honeymoon?

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