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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Jemmy Button treated by his native land when he returned?
(a) He was embraced.
(b) He was shunned
(c) He was an object of curiosity.
(d) He was treated the exact same as he was before he left.

2. Which of the following, terrible events occurs to Zaga on her honeymoon?
(a) She is admitted into the hospital with acute fever.
(b) She nearly drowns.
(c) She is mugged at gunpoint.
(d) She miscarries her pregnancy.

3. In which country does Dr. Lauchlin Grant live?
(a) England.
(b) North America.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico.

4. How does Alec Carrière lose his collection while en route home?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) It is sent to the wrong destination.
(c) It is forgotten.
(d) It burns.

5. Which of the following best describes Zaga's family?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Nonexistent.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Poor.

6. Which of the following adjectives best describes the Marburg sisters when they were growing up?
(a) Wild.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Inquisitive.

7. Which of the following drugs is NOT one that Bianca and Rose take together at Rose's laboratory?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Hallucinogenic mushrooms.

8. What is unique about the Paradisaea apoda specimen that Alec Carrière finds?
(a) It is a pregnant female.
(b) It is completely intact.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) It is still alive.

9. Which of the following activities does Zaga excel in?
(a) Painting.
(b) Needlepoint.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Horseback riding.

10. During the time of "Ship Fever", which country is experiencing a great famine?
(a) India.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Ireland.

11. How do the U.S. museums respond to Alec Carrière's Paradisaea apoda specimen?
(a) They are astounded.
(b) They are apathetic.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are frustrated.

12. Who acts as Dr. Grant's nurse before he dies?
(a) Nora Kynd.
(b) Dr. Jaques.
(c) Susannah Adams.
(d) Annie Taggert.

13. Where did Jemmy Button live during the years he was away from his native island?
(a) America.
(b) Canada.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

14. What beverage are the two Marburg sisters, Rose and Bianca, named after?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Fruit juice.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

15. How does Alec Carrière's pet die?
(a) From fever.
(b) It is smashed under a Jeep's tire.
(c) From old age.
(d) It is shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joel's family feel about Zaga?

2. Where had Alfred Wallace, Alec Carrière's mentor, spent his years collecting specimens?

3. How much older is Joel than Zaga?

4. What type of animal is the Paradisaea apoda?

5. When the girls are spending the evening in Rose's laboratory what is the one thing they wish for?

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