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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: And the Thing Became, Chapter 5-Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was head of the English Department at Ilium High School who had proposed marriage to Mary Hepburn?
(a) Charles Carryl.
(b) Joseph Conrad.
(c) Robert Wojciehowitz.
(d) Samuel Butler.

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

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

4. Who is Donald?
(a) Mary and Roy Hepburn's cat.
(b) A golden retriever that Roy tied to a stake.
(c) Mary Heburn's first husband.
(d) The captain of the Bahia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the international word for a ship in distress?

2. In Chapter 26, where does the Captain devise his emergency plan for the Bahia?

3. How does Mary Hepburn die?

4. Who was Mrs. Onassis's first husband?

5. Who is the Captain addressing when he shouts, "Welcome to 'the Nature Cruise of the Century'!"

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