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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 17-Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mary Hepburn's husband, Roy, die from?
(a) Alcohol poisoning.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) A gunshot wound.

2. What is the name of the ship that Darwin took on a mapping expedition that would take him completely around the world and would last five years?
(a) The Bronco.
(b) The Bangle.
(c) The Beagle.
(d) The Beetle.

3. What is the name of the archipelago of volcanic peaks due west of Guayaquil?
(a) The Solomon Islands.
(b) The Fiji Islands.
(c) The Galapagos Islands.
(d) The Kuril Islands.

4. What is the capital of Ecuador?
(a) Guaranda.
(b) Quito.
(c) Guayaquil.
(d) Tulcán.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Bahia built?

2. According to the narrator, what are the people of the Galapagos Islands only tool?

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

4. How does Mary Hepburn die?

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

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