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

2. What is the name of the Marburg sisters' grandfather?
(a) Aries.
(b) Scorpio.
(c) Leo.
(d) Gemini.

3. When was Zaga born?
(a) In the 1950s.
(b) In the 1940s.
(c) In the 1970s.
(d) In the 1960s.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aspect of medicine is most intriguing to Dr. Grant?

2. Which of the following illnesses does Zaga suffer from during her honeymoon?

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

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

5. How old are the Marburg sisters when their mother dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What scientific breakthrough does Carrière make in the biologic world?

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

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

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

7. Who is Jemmy Button?

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

9. What devastating event occurs on Joel and Zaga's honeymoon?

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

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