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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Christopher react when he is reunited with Sarah Anne in America?
(a) He is overjoyed.
(b) He is never reunited with her.
(c) He is enraged.
(d) He is deeply saddened.

2. What is Antoina's last name?
(a) Lacukiv.
(b) Caviluk.
(c) Bakuvil.
(d) Vaculik.

3. Where did Tati work when Antonia was a child?
(a) At a church.
(b) At a nursery.
(c) At a museum.
(d) At a sanitarium.

4. Which of the characters is meant to be the symbolic "Rare Bird"?
(a) Sarah Anne.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Juliet.

5. What was Ruby doing the first time that Jonathan spoke to her?
(a) Washing her hair.
(b) Putting on her makeup.
(c) Scratching her legs.
(d) Shaving her armpits.

6. Which of the following names was most common among Linnaeus' students?
(a) Fredrick.
(b) Pehr.
(c) Carl.
(d) Antony/Anton.

7. What is the name of Linnaeus' favorite estate?
(a) Hammarby.
(b) Little Green.
(c) Estephania.
(d) Deluth.

8. When reminiscing about their time together, what is the one memory neither Ruby nor Jonathan acknowledge?
(a) The time they first kissed.
(b) They day they first met.
(c) The day after they returned home.
(d) The first time they made love.

9. What is Christopher's relationship to Juliet?
(a) He is her tutor.
(b) He is study partners with her.
(c) He is engaged to her.
(d) Christopher has no relationship to Juliet.

10. As he drives back home from his estate, what does Linnaeus imagine following him?
(a) Demons.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Ghosts.

11. What did Frank Kenary focus his studies on while away researching with Jonathan and Ruby?
(a) Fish.
(b) Water.
(c) Plants.
(d) Mammals.

12. At the time of the story, which of the following is NOT true about Carl Linnaeus?
(a) He is senile.
(b) He is crippled.
(c) He is old.
(d) He is overweight.

13. What is Richard's reaction to the social upheavals at the university where he teaches?
(a) He is confused by them.
(b) He is apathetic to them.
(c) He is invigorated by them.
(d) He is frightened by them.

14. What causes Antonia's deep depression as an adult?
(a) Her struggle to find work.
(b) Her inability to acculturate in America.
(c) Her children moving away.
(d) Her husband's infidelity.

15. During the discussion of swallows, which of Sarah Anne's statements does Christopher find inappropriate?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) Sarah Anne's personal theory.
(c) Sarah Anne's dismissal of the scientists' arguments
(d) Sarah Anne's proposed scientific experiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What legume did Gregor Mendel study in his genetics experiments?

2. How does Christopher feel about Sarah Anne's relationship with Catherine?

3. What did Tati's supervisor attempt to do when Antonia was visiting Tati at work as a child?

4. How old was Johannes when he died?

5. Where are Sarah Anne's parents in the story "Rare Bird"?

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