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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Wait considered himself old enough to run away, he hitchhiked to __________.

3. Who was a former citizen of the Soviet Union and has been granted political asylum in Great Britain?

4. Who is Kazakh?

5. What country is Peru about to declare war on in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how is Charles Darwin described?

2. What is Mandarax? Who created it? How many Mandarax were made? What is its function?

3. Summarize James Wait's childhood as it is described in Chapter 3.

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

5. Why do blue-footed boobies dance the way they do in courtship?

6. Does Mary Hepburn want to go to the Galapagos Islands? Explain.

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

8. 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?

9. Give two theories that are discussed for how animals arrived on the Galapagos Islands.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technology and robots are widely seen and used throughout the novel. In what ways has technology effected the characters in the novel? What dangers are there for a society which greatly depends on technology?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the Afterlife to the novel. What does the Afterlife look like? Do the characters have a choice to enter into the Afterlife? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator, Leon Trout, states that all the sorrows of humankind are caused by "the only true villain in my story: the oversized human brain." Do you agree with his statement? Explain by using specific examples from the text.

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