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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. Where does Anton Vaculik go when he leaves his homeland?
(a) Prague.
(b) America.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

2. Linnaeus thinks about what while he is driven through the snow?
(a) Lapland.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) Pea plants.

3. What does Mendel do when Tati jumps over the wall at the monastery?
(a) He brings him back to his house and interrogates him about what he has seen.
(b) He shows him a tame fox and other animals.
(c) He runs and hides.
(d) He attacks him.

4. What has Linnaeus taught his students?
(a) How to carry on when he predeceases them.
(b) That classifications have to be clear and expressive.
(c) That they are responsible for his success.
(d) That he will meet them again on the other side.

5. Who arrives with Sophia right after Pehr tells Linnaeus that they should return?
(a) Sara Lisa.
(b) Ternstrom.
(c) Rotheram.
(d) Lofling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Linnaeus' coachman take him when they arrive at Hammarby?

2. What do Jonathan and Ruby compare as they start their first real conversation?

3. Which of Linnaeus' students has been most faithful about writing?

4. Who climbs into Linnaeus' sleigh at the end of the story?

5. Who does Antonia think Otto Leiniger is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ruby gets away from her family to call Jonathan?

2. What does Linnaeus remember about Rotheram?

3. What does Linnaeus think as he is leaving Hammarby?

4. What happens on the night about which Jonathan and Ruby will not speak?

5. The children talk about what when they visit Ruby and Jonathan?

6. How do Jonathan and Ruby act when they are together after their first real conversation?

7. What does Richard tell his students about Mendel's life?

8. Richard is sensitive about what condition?

9. What is remarkable about Thunberg?

10. When do Jonathan and Ruby really notice each other for the first time?

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