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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Andrew MacIntosh reveal his real reason for flying Selena, Kazakh, and the Hiroguchis from Merida to Guayaquil?
(a) Selena.
(b) Kazakh.
(c) Donald.
(d) James Wait.

2. Who is Willard Flemming?
(a) Mary Hepburn's first husband.
(b) The name James Wait uses on his Canadian passport.
(c) The manager at the Hotel El Dorado.
(d) The bartender at the Hotel El Dorado.

3. According to the narrator, what are the people of the Galapagos Islands only tool?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Teeth.
(d) Sticks.

4. What film footage did Mary Hepburn show her students when she lectured on the Galapagos Islands at Ilium High School?
(a) The courtship dance of the finches.
(b) The courtship dance of the red-footed boobies.
(c) The courtship dance of the waved albatross.
(d) The courtship dance of the blue-footed boobies.

5. Mary Hepburn whispers, "You are my enemy. Why would I want to carry such a terrible enemy inside of me?" What is she referring to?
(a) Her spirit.
(b) Her brain.
(c) Her kidneys.
(d) Her heart.

6. What book does Roy make Mary get while he lays in his deathbed?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The Book of Mormon.
(c) The Vedas.
(d) The Bible.

7. Who owns the Bahia?
(a) A pair of old German brothers.
(b) A pair of young German sisters.
(c) A pair of young German brothers.
(d) A pair of old German sisters.

8. What is the name of the Ecuadorian currency that has become worth less than a banana peel?
(a) Dollar.
(b) Euro.
(c) Franc.
(d) Sucre.

9. How does Andrew MacIntosh receive fifty million dollars?
(a) It is loaned to him from the bank.
(b) He inherites the money.
(c) It is loaned to him from a relative.
(d) He wins it at the casino.

10. How does the narrator die?
(a) He was ate by a shark.
(b) He was beheaded.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) He died of old age.

11. When his beauty began to fade, Wait became an instructor in __________ dancing.
(a) Ballroom.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Salsa.
(d) Jazz.

12. Who's maiden name is Boone?
(a) Hisako Hiroguchi.
(b) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
(c) Selena MacIntosh.
(d) Mary Hepburn.

13. What animal is far superior to people when it comes to distinguishing between different odors?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cats.

14. What is the name of the Galapagos Islands' northernmost island?
(a) Isabela Island.
(b) Santa Rosalia.
(c) Cocos Island.
(d) Easter Island.

15. What was the narrator's father's occupation?
(a) A science-fiction writer.
(b) A biology teacher.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A pastry chef.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the last human marriage in the Galapagos Islands performed?

2. Where do Panama hats come from?

3. In what language does Andrew MacIntosh speak to Jesús Ortiz in?

4. What company is automating the Bahia and also employs Zenji Hiroguchi?

5. What magazine does Andrew MacIntosh read from cover to cover every month?

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