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

2. Who are Ned and Denis?
(a) Nora's dogs.
(b) Nora's parents.
(c) Nora's brothers.
(d) Nora's friends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alec Carrière hope to sell his vast collections?

2. What does Annie Taggert do for a living?

3. In what business did Joel make his wealth?

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

5. What unusual animal does Alec Carrière adopt as a pet while working in the Malay Archipelago?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening pages of "Soroche" what does the reader learn about Zaga's character?

2. Who is Adam Rowley?

3. Why are the Marburg sisters so wild?

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

5. What becomes of Carrière's scientific breakthrough, and how does this end result compare to his hopes?

6. How do the Marburg sisters cope with their father's death?

7. What is the state of the passengers aboard the ships at Grosse Isle?

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

9. What notes does Laughlin make about disease and quarantine while he is working at Grosse Isle?

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

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