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Part 1, Chapter 1

1. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Daphne Major.
(c) Isabela.
(d) Sin Nombre.

2. How much rain has fallen on the island in the past forty-four months?
(a) 5 inches.
(b) 1/5 of an inch.
(c) 500 inches.
(d) 50 inches.

3. How long have the Grants been conducting research on this island?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. With what does Rosemary bait the finch traps?
(a) Seal blubber.
(b) Banana.
(c) Apple.
(d) Birdseed.

5. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?
(a) Oolong Oolong.
(b) Famous Bird.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Cheeky.

6. What part of the finch is the tarsus?
(a) Beak.
(b) Neck.
(c) Leg.
(d) Wing.

7. What color is the beak of a finch that is about to mate?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

8. How old are the oldest finches on the island?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

9. From how far away do the Grants take photographs of the finches for their research?
(a) 91 centimeters.
(b) 27 centimeters.
(c) 1 meter.
(d) 53 centimeters.

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