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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is speaking in the first sentence of Chapter 9?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Peter Grant.
(d) Rosemary.

2. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Daphne Major.
(b) Isabela.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Sin Nombre.

3. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Great Expectations.

4. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Canada.
(d) The Lake District.

5. What is the name of the building where Peter and Rosemary have their offices?
(a) Ezell Laboratories.
(b) Darwin Center of Science.
(c) Eno Hall.
(d) Baker Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?

2. Who draws a chart at the end of Chapter 14?

3. What plants did the Grants find growing on Nuñez?

4. Which animal did Lewontin and Birch study?

5. How much rain has fallen on the island in the past forty-four months?

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