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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. Who is the 35-year-old American male who could not swim a stroke, who intended to get from the South American continent to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Zenji Hiroguchi.
(c) Leon Trout.
(d) James Wait.

2. What single word adequately describes Charles Darwin's transformation of the Galapagos Islands from worthless to priceless?
(a) Predictable.
(b) Impotent.
(c) Magical.
(d) Mundane.

3. How many cruise ships have their port in Guayaquil?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

4. What animal does Roy fight to stay alive to see on the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Tortoises.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Penguins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is considered to be wild and greedy and inconsiderate, but not insane?

2. How many children do the Hepburn's have?

3. What is the name of the archipelago of volcanic peaks due west of Guayaquil?

4. Who is Willard Flemming?

5. What is the name of the cruise ship that takes its maiden voyage to the Galapagos Islands?

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