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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. How old was Tati when he died?
(a) 45.
(b) 55.
(c) 75.
(d) 65.

2. At the time when Ruby meets Jonathan, how long has she been married?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Five years
(c) She is not married.
(d) Ten years.

3. Where are the scientists in "The Littoral Zone" sent for their course?
(a) To an island.
(b) To the rain forest.
(c) To the mountains.
(d) To the desert.

4. What did Carl Linnaeus do for a living before he retired?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) He was a scientist.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a teacher.

5. To which bird does Linneaus compare his former students?
(a) Herons.
(b) Robins.
(c) Swallows.
(d) Swans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard's reaction to the social upheavals at the university where he teaches?

2. At what stage of the course do Jonathan and Ruby meet?

3. When he returned home after his scientific adventure, how old was Jonathan's daughter?

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

5. As he drives back home from his estate, what does Linnaeus imagine following him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Linnaeus spend his time thinking about throughout the story?

2. Who is Sebastian Dunitz and how does he affect Antonia and RIchard's marriage?

3. Where is Linnaeus traveling to in the story "The English Pupil" and how does he get there?

4. When was Antonia born, and how did her birth fit into her family's immigration plan?

5. How does Sara Anne's life change after Christopher becomes engaged to Juliet?

6. What is Sara Anne's intelligence level for a woman of her time?

7. What were Jonathan and Ruby's romantic statuses at the time when they met?

8. How does Juliet die, and what is Christopher's reaction to the death?

9. How did Jonathan and Ruby end up on the island together in the story "The Littoral Zone"?

10. What were the ages of Jonathan and Ruby's children throughout the course of the story?

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