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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Littoral Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jonathan working when he meets Ruby?
(a) At a college in the Berkshires.
(b) At a university in Boston.
(c) At a college near Albany.
(d) At a college in Ithaca.

2. Where is Linnaeus' wife at the beginning of the story?
(a) Rotterdam.
(b) Uppsala.
(c) Lappland.
(d) Hammarby.

3. Why is it difficult to experiment on hawkweeds?
(a) They require precisely monitored conditions for fertilization.
(b) They are hard to fertilize.
(c) They produce seeds without fertilization.
(d) They can be fertilized with pollen from other plants.

4. Where does Sophia tell Linnaeus they will go next?
(a) Uppsala.
(b) Hammarby.
(c) Lappland.
(d) Home.

5. Which of Linnaeus' students dies first?
(a) Forskal.
(b) Falck.
(c) Ternstrom.
(d) Rotheram.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Anton Vaculik leave his homeland?

2. What do Ruby and Jonathan see when they sit on the patio now that the children are grown?

3. What do both Jonathan and Ruby have?

4. When does Mendel begin his experiments?

5. When does "The English Pupil" take place?

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