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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 has Alec been collecting in Sarawak?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Birds.
(c) Apes.
(d) Butterflies.

2. Where does the second scene of "Rare Bird" open?
(a) In the laboratory.
(b) On London Bridge.
(c) In the church.
(d) In the garden.

3. Where is Alec Carriere when "Birds with No Feet" opens?
(a) In prison.
(b) In his office.
(c) In a hammock.
(d) In a museum.

4. How have Wallace's fortunes changed since he meets Alec in the Amazon?
(a) He cannot raise money for further collecting trips.
(b) He loses his collection in a fire on his ship.
(c) He has been ill and has not been collecting.
(d) He publishes two books and now has an assistant.

5. What is Bianca doing now?
(a) Writing about genetic transmission.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Studying enzyme structures.
(d) Working for her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the scientific atmosphere like in America when Alec returns with his samples?

2. How do Rose and Bianca keep in touch with each other after they visit at Rose's lab?

3. What is soroche?

4. What news do Rose and Bianca have from their father?

5. Why has Zaga agreed to raise Joel's children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Rose and Bianca communicate with their mother?

3. Why do Wallace and Alec not travel together in the Malay Archipelago?

4. What does Rose do now?

5. What happeneds when Rose and Bianca rush to Hammondsport to see their father before he dies?

6. What happens when Alec returns to America with his Birds of Paradise?

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

8. What does Bianca do now?

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

10. What happens to Sarah Anne and Catherine after they perform their experiment?

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