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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Col. Kennedy go after talking with the King?
(a) Outside the wire.
(b) To talk with Col. Brant.
(c) To the Korean guards to ask for more quinine.
(d) To attend another death.

2. About how many litters per year can the Rattus norvegicus have per year?
(a) Anywhere from 5-40 depending upon its individual fertility.
(b) 12.
(c) 2-4.
(d) 30-35.

3. What is Eve?
(a) The code word for the breeding project.
(b) No one knows who Eve is; the word just appears on a hut wall one day.
(c) The first female rat they breed.
(d) The name Steven calls himself in his latest play.

4. What is Vexley's favorite topic in biology class?
(a) Primates.
(b) Protozoa.
(c) Rats.
(d) Whales.

5. Who does the King summon into his hut?
(a) The man speaking with the native.
(b) A prison guard.
(c) A laundry woman.
(d) The camp stoolie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Max, Tex and Marlowe doing at the opening of Chapter 9?

2. Why have the rat breeders installed a trap door to the "kennels"?

3. On what do the officers depend heavily for survival?

4. What does Marlowe do in the jungle before his capture?

5. Why is Lt. Grey summoning the person?

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