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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. Where was the Bahia built?

2. To whom does Andrew MacIntosh reveal his real reason for flying Selena, Kazakh, and the Hiroguchis from Merida to Guayaquil?

3. What is the name of the Ecuadorian currency that has become worth less than a banana peel?

4. Who tells Mary Hepburn the Bahia has landed on the Island of Santa Rosalia?

5. What television show does the Captain of the Bahia appear on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 25, how is Hernando Cruz's case compared to that of Jesus Ortiz?

3. In Chapter 9, what is Roy Hepburn's dying compared to? Explain.

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

5. Why does Siegfried von Kleist have no children?

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

7. When does Adolf von Kleist tell Mary Hepburn that he might be a carrier of Huntington's chorea?

8. Who is Akiko, and what is unique about her? Where is she born?

9. Describe the city of Guayaquil as it is described in Chapter 1.

10. How does Mary Hepburn recognize the Island of Santa Rosalia in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss sensuality, sexuality, and fertility as it pertains to the novel. Be sure to give at least one example of each from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the need for human companionship as seen in the novel. To what extent do the characters need one another? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Make a case for or against the following statement: "Culture and society is just something that humans do because it is programmed in their brains." Use the novel for evidence to support your case.

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