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

2. After his collecting exhibition, how does Alec Carrière return to the States?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By plane.
(d) By ship.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what business did Joel make his wealth?

2. Where was Alec Carrière an apprentice as a young man?

3. What is Alec Carrière's mood at the end of the story?

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

5. What war is America embroiled in when Alec Carrière returns to the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rose's life change in the wake of her father's death?

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

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

4. How do Bianca and Rose spend their evening in August, 1980 when Bianca visits Rose's laboratory?

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

6. How did Wallace and Carrière meet?

7. What does Zaga do with Joel's money after his death?

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

9. What happened to Alec Carrière on his way home from Brazil?

10. Why are the Marburg sisters so wild?

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