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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Joel's family feel about Zaga?
(a) They have never met her.
(b) They embrace her fully.
(c) They find her annoying.
(d) They hate her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susanna's husband do for a living?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Alec Carrière spent his life collecting?

3. What does Rose's husband, Harry, do for a living?

4. Upon returning to America, what does Alec Carrière decide to do with his life?

5. What type of animal is the Paradisaea apoda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parallels can be found between Carrière and his idol, Alfred Wallace?

2. Why are the Marburg sisters so wild?

3. Who is Adam Rowley?

4. What school subject do the Marburg sisters excel in, and how does this shape their adulthood?

5. What unexpected request does Dr. George Douglas make of Laughlin?

6. What happened to Jemmy Button a year after arriving in England?

7. How did Wallace and Carrière meet?

8. What is the state of Zaga's life at the end of "Soroche"?

9. What unusual pet did Carrière keep for a short time while in the Malay Archipelago, and what happened to this unusual pet?

10. Why does Joel often feel that his attention must be divided, between Zaga and someone else?

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