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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 could be seen as a virtuous knight as in days of yore in Chapter 38?

2. What animal is Mary Hepburn hallucinating to be while suffocating herself?

3. What does Princess Charlotte design after the death of her husband, Prince Richard?

4. What important object is missing from the Bahia?

5. Where did Mary meet Roy Hepburn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator write this story?

2. In Book 2: Chapter 12, what does the narrator suggest as a means for Mary Hepburn to keep on living with the Captain for a little while longer?

3. How many times has the narrator seen the blue tunnel in to the Afterlife? Where has he seen it appear?

4. According to the narrator, are there anymore left handed people in the world? Explain.

5. After 10 years on the Island, how does the Captain change?

6. How is the Bahia married to the South American mainland?

7. Why is the Bahia considered to be a ghost ship in the opinion of humankind?

8. Why are the Kanka-bono girls laughing at the Captain in Chapter 11? Why does the Captain think they are laughing?

9. Did James Wait ever reproduce? Explain.

10. How does Quezeda feed his brain's thirst for self-esteem and alcohol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mandarax speaks in quotes. Examine three specific quotes Mandarax uses and discuss the impact of these quotes on the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In your opinion, how are women viewed in the novel Galapagos? Are women overruled by their male counterparts or are women treated equally? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Natural selection is defined as the process by which inheritable traits make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully reproduce. Make a case for or against natural selection. Use specific reasons and examples from the text to support your answer.

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