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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 11-Chapter 12.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is ikebana?
(a) The Chinese art of flower arranging.
(b) The Chinese art of sculpture making.
(c) The Japanese art of flower arranging.
(d) The Japanese art of pottery making.
2. What animal is not found on the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Iguanas.
(b) Tortoises.
(c) Geckos.
(d) Gophers.
3. What did Mary Hepburn's husband, Roy, die from?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) Alcohol poisoning.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) A broken heart.
4. What is the name of the archipelago of volcanic peaks due west of Guayaquil?
(a) The Fiji Islands.
(b) The Solomon Islands.
(c) The Kuril Islands.
(d) The Galapagos Islands.
5. How many children do the Hepburn's have?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.
Short Answer Questions
1. What single word adequately describes Charles Darwin's transformation of the Galapagos Islands from worthless to priceless?
2. When Wait considered himself old enough to run away, he hitchhiked to __________.
3. How does the narrator die?
4. 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?
5. What animal does Roy fight to stay alive to see on the Galapagos Islands?
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