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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marburg Sisters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mendel born?
(a) Prague.
(b) Budapest.
(c) Moravia.
(d) Paris.

2. Who climbs into Linnaeus' sleigh at the end of the story?
(a) Rotheram.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Sara Lisa.
(d) Pehr.

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

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

5. What is the scientific atmosphere like in America when Alec returns with his samples?
(a) The Civil War has distracted all attention from science.
(b) The west is being settled and new species and fossils are creating a new enthusiasm for science.
(c) The controversies over Darwin's Origin of Species has just broken out.
(d) The Scopes Trial has just renewed the controversies around the question of evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nageli suggest to Mendel?

2. How do Rose and Bianca spend the rest of the night?

3. What response does Zaga get from Dr. Sepulveda when she writes to him after returning home from Chile?

4. Mrs. Pearce and Sarah Anne Billopp agree on what during their conversation?

5. How is Linnaeus' health at the beginning of the story?

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