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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness did Margery's aunts die from?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Typhoid.

2. What does Dolly say about Enid and Margery when she runs into Mrs. Pope in Chapter 49?
(a) They are thieves.
(b) They are famous explorers.
(c) They are lovely women.
(d) They are vicious killers.

3. Why does Enid insist on taking Mr. Rawlings up the mountain with them at the start of their expedition?
(a) She says he can help carry supplies.
(b) She says he will protect them.
(c) She says he can help gather food.
(d) She says he is lucky.

4. What news takes over the British papers after Perce's brother proves his brother wanted to commit suicide?
(a) The Lacrosse boots theft.
(b) The Festival of Britain.
(c) Margery's affair with Professor Smith.
(d) Norman Skinner.

5. What it significant about February 16, the date Enid's daughter is born?
(a) They were supposed to leave New Caledonia that day.
(b) It is Margery's birthday.
(c) It is Enid's husband's birthday.
(d) It is the day Margery's father had killed himself.

6. What does Enid tell Margery she should change her name to when they start their new life in Borneo in Chapter 50?
(a) Trixie Parker.
(b) Muffy Whitaker.
(c) Mitsy Baker.
(d) Lulu Lemon.

7. What does Enid show Margery she had been hiding in the red valise in Chapter 42 after confessing she killed her husband?
(a) Perce's head.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) Two pillows.

8. What does Enid give to the boys from the shantytown after she finally gets a radio signal?
(a) Her radio.
(b) The red valise.
(c) Taylor's gun.
(d) Her wallet.

9. How did Professor Smith react when Margery told him about the golden beetle?
(a) He said he would look into it.
(b) He laughed.
(c) He fired her.
(d) He told her to give up on entomology.

10. What does Enid tell Margery she stole from Taylor before leaving him?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His coat.
(c) His dog.
(d) His gun.

11. Why do the women decide they cannot flirt with the police officer who pulls them over on the east coast route in Chapter 50?
(a) The officer cannot see.
(b) The officer is not attractive.
(c) The officer is very mean.
(d) The officer is female.

12. What is the first thing Enid looks for when they return to the bungalow after the storm in Chapter 35?
(a) Her red valise.
(b) The gun.
(c) Margery's specimens.
(d) Her wallet.

13. What does Barbara leave on Margery's bed after she fell in love with Professor Smith?
(a) Her old wedding ring.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A picture of her parent's wedding.
(d) A manual for wives.

14. Where do Enid and Margery find Mr. Rawlings dead body after searching for him for hours in Chapter 38?
(a) The top of the mountain.
(b) The bottom of the bathing pool.
(c) The bottom of a ravine.
(d) In the bungalow.

15. What is Enid surprised Margery had not tried to do before she left for the expedition as they set up camp the first night on the mountain?
(a) Seen a golden beetle.
(b) Camped.
(c) Tried to put up her tent.
(d) Exercised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the officer who approaches Mundic in Chapter 45 ask him after Mundic showed him his papers?

2. What is a very pregnant Enid wearing when she confesses to Margery that she killed her husband?

3. What do the women at Mrs. Pope's house learn about the Catholic school break-in which astonishes them?

4. Why do Margery and Enid have to leave the summer house they were hiding out in after Enid's surgery?

5. What does Mundic steal from the British consul at the party in Chapter 36?

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