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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What war did the narrator fight in?
(a) Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) Cold War.

3. How many wives has James Wait had?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 17.
(d) 3.

4. How many children does Hernando Cruz have?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 11.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Wait meet, court, and marry his first wife?

3. Who has a stuffed Galapagos marine iguana on his desk?

4. Who wants to become a major property owner in Ecuador?

5. What bloodsucking animal, found on the Island of Santa Rosalia, survive by pecking at the long neck of an unheeding booby until it has raised little beads of blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mary Hepburn practically unseen in the Hotel El Dorado?

2. Who discovered the Galapagos Islands in 1535 A.D.?

3. Who stated, "The dry and parched surface, being heated by the noon-day sun, gave to the air a close and sultry feeling, like that from a stove: we fancied even that the bushes smelt unpleasantly?" What is this statement in reference to?

4. Why does Mary Hepburn believe she had a brain tumor in Chapter 7?

5. What mystery in 1986 A.D. is discussed in Chapter 1?

6. In what way is Mary Hepburn "Mother Nature Personified?"

7. Compare and contrast Mandarax to Gokubi.

8. Compare and contrast the Galapagos Islands back in 1986 A.D. to a million years later.

9. Describe Jesus Ortiz . What is his brain capable of doing?

10. What two promises does Roy Hepburn ask his wife to keep on his deathbed?

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