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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 U.S. state do the Marburg sisters grow up in?
(a) California.
(b) Illinois.
(c) New York.
(d) Georgia.

2. Which element of science were the Marburg sisters interested in as teenagers?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) Biochemistry.
(c) Nuclear Physics.
(d) Aerodynamics.

3. Who arranges Alec Carrière's medical care while he is ill?
(a) Alec Carrière's mother.
(b) Alec Carrière himself.
(c) No one.
(d) Wallace.

4. Which element is most important to the Marburg sisters' seance?
(a) Wind.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Earth.

5. What does Annie Taggert do for a living?
(a) She is a prostitute.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She is a maid.
(d) She is a research assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about the Paradisaea apoda specimen that Alec Carrière finds?

2. Where does Dr. Grant find Nora Kynd?

3. Where are most Paradisaea apoda specimen kept?

4. What unusual animal does Alec Carrière adopt as a pet while working in the Malay Archipelago?

5. What is the name of the Marburg sisters' grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jemmy Button?

2. What school subject do the Marburg sisters excel in, and how does this shape their adulthood?

3. What does Zaga do with Joel's money after his death?

4. What happened to Alec Carrière on his way home from Brazil?

5. How did Wallace and Carrière meet?

6. What parallels can be found between Carrière and his idol, Alfred Wallace?

7. What unexpected request does Dr. George Douglas make of Laughlin?

8. How do the Marburg sisters cope with their father's death?

9. During the time that Adam Rowley is away, what does Laughlin spend his time discussing with Rowely's wife, Susannah?

10. What unusual pet did Carrière keep for a short time while in the Malay Archipelago, and what happened to this unusual pet?

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