View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Iano's mother's name?
(a) Roula.
(b) Darcie.
(c) Anna.
(d) Darla.

2. What is the name of Charles Campbell's wife?
(a) Jeane.
(b) Willa.
(c) Kate.
(d) Phoebe.

3. What is the fourth principle that Thatcher presents in the debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(b) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(c) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(d) "Death stalks us all!" (321).

4. What organization sent Mr. Hawk correspondence from Mary Treat to Charles Valentine Riley?
(a) The Natural History Library.
(b) The International Trade Library.
(c) The National Agricultural Library.
(d) The Natural Sciences Library.

5. What is Mr. Nailbourne's profession?
(a) He is a music teacher.
(b) He is a coal merchant.
(c) He is a football coach.
(d) He is a banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick insist he wants to go tomorrow when Willa and Iano return home in Chapter 13?

2. What newspaper is said to be "very unfair to Captain Landis" in Chapter 6?

3. What problem does Willa encounter at the doctor's office in Chapter 5?

4. Whose family is described in Chapter 11 as "a big, loyal household of parentless siblings holding it all together" (290)?

5. What is the name of Willa and Iano's dog?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 241 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample