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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zaga find in Joel's closet?
(a) Artwork.
(b) Baby clothes.
(c) Pictures from Chile.
(d) Bills and letters.

2. How is Wallace doing when Alec finds him in Borneo?
(a) He is depressed about losing specimens to flooding.
(b) He is fit and working hard.
(c) He is nearly starved.
(d) He has the ague.

3. Bianca is thinking about what when she drives to see Rose in 1980?
(a) Evolution.
(b) The undead.
(c) Eternity.
(d) The dead.

4. Where are Wallace's specimens placed when Wallace arrives in England?
(a) The Institute of Natural Sciences.
(b) The Washington Zoo.
(c) The Zoological Gardens.
(d) The Queen's Zoo.

5. What news do Rose and Bianca have from their father?
(a) That he is ill.
(b) That he is thinking about selling their grandfather's printmaking shop.
(c) That he is thinking about selling the winery.
(d) That he is thinking about selling the apothecary shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is "Birds with No Feet" set?

2. What response does Zaga get from Dr. Sepulveda when she writes to him after returning home from Chile?

3. Under what circumstances has Wallace lost his own specimens?

4. To whom does Sarah Anne write a letter when she is alone?

5. What do Rose and Bianca hear while they are eating together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rose do now?

2. What happens to Zaga after the investment she makes in Nicholas Bennett's scheme fails?

3. What does Alec Carriere have in the hold when "Birds with No Feet" begins?

4. How is the relationship between Christopher and Sarah Anne Billopp?

5. What is the only case where Alec precedes Wallace?

6. What is Wallace like when Alec first meets him?

7. Why can Alec not believe that there is a fire on the ship?

8. Describe Rose's and Bianca's youth.

9. What does Dr. Sepulveda do for Zaga when she is sick?

10. What difficulties does Alec have in bringing the Birds of Paradise back with him?

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