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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 European collectors.
(d) To fellow scientists.

2. How does Theo's parenting of his daughters change after their mother dies?
(a) He stops parenting them completely.
(b) His parenting does not change at all.
(c) He imposes strict rules to protect their safety.
(d) He becomes overly affectionate and clingy.

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

4. How did Rose and Harry meet?
(a) Harry and Rose graduated from college together.
(b) Harry adopted one of Rose's dogs.
(c) Harry helped Rose carry her groceries home.
(d) Harry once dated Bianca but later fell in love with Rose.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Marburg sisters' mother?

3. When the girls are spending the evening in Rose's laboratory what is the one thing they wish for?

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

5. What U.S. state do the Marburg sisters grow up in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Carrière jealous of Wallace?

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

10. Who is Jemmy Button?

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