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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?

2. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?

3. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?

4. What does Darwin find in the Santa Fe area?

5. What does the kingfisher use to collect its food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the problem Darwin faces when he returns to Buenos Aires.

2. What problem ensues after the Portuguese priest makes a kill in the forest?

3. How does Darwin describe the behavior of the guanaco he finds at the ruins of an old Spanish settlement?

4. What is Darwin given to eat at Tapalguen River?

5. Relate the circumstances of returning natives of Tierra del Fuego island.

6. What does Darwin discover in the area of Bahia Blanca after the Beagle arrives and how does he theorize about his find?

7. How does Darwin regard the Brazilian horses?

8. Why does Darwin not stay long at Bahia Blanca?

9. Why is Darwin fascinated to find the flatworm in the mud around the salt lake?

10. In the area of St. Fe, Darwin examines the geology. What discovery does he make there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about how you see the character of Charles Darwin from what he writes in his journal. Find illustrations to describe him as a person, his sensibilities, and his spirit of adventure. In your essay discuss how his public image as a man who challenges established religion is different from the way he actually is.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about returning home after a long journey or vacation. Define the feelings of being in familiar surroundings and sleeping in your own bed. Compare with Darwin's anxious desire to return to England after five years on the Beagle.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the gaucho with the North American cowboy. In the contrast be sure to include the gaucho's use of the bola. Give your opinion as to which of the two you find most interesting.

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