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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May - July.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom are the Ambroses going to introduce Cora?
(a) The Ransomes.
(b) The Taylors.
(c) The Spencers.
(d) The Garretts.

2. What made Mary Anning take an interest in nature?
(a) Mary Anning became a feminist.
(b) A landslide killed Anning's dog.
(c) Anning found a fossil of an unidentified species.
(d) Mary was prompted by the earthquake.

3. What is on the piece of paper Naomi slips to Joanna in the classroom?
(a) A poem Naomi has written.
(b) It is a note to Joanna asking her if she is mad.
(c) A spell they had written weeks earlier.
(d) There is a drawing of the Essex Serpent.

4. What causes the Fata Morgana illusion?
(a) To see the Fata Morgana, you have to be in a specific location.
(b) The Fata Morgan only shows itself to people with imagination.
(c) To create the illusion, cold and warm air collide creating a refracting lens.
(d) The illusion is created by the heat rising off the ocean water.

5. What was Cora looking to find along the Essex shoreline?
(a) A new species.
(b) A few fossils.
(c) The Essex Serpent.
(d) A sea dragon skeleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cora and William meet, what do they realize together?

2. What question does Francis ask of William Ransome?

3. What does Cora do as the man she helps rescue the sheep just walks away?

4. Who are Gog and Magog?

5. Boudicca was a warrior queen from the tribe of?

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