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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. What legume did Gregor Mendel study in his genetics experiments?
(a) Alfalfa.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Lentils.
(d) Peas.

2. When they returned home, how did Jonathan and Ruby's families react to meeting each other?
(a) They ignored each other.
(b) They shook hands politely.
(c) They embraced like old friends.
(d) They never met each other.

3. Which school subject did both Christopher and Sarah Anne excel at?
(a) Literature.
(b) Science.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Foreign languages.

4. How does Juliet die?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) From small pox.
(c) In childbirth.
(d) She is drown.

5. How did Tati die?
(a) He drown in the bathtub.
(b) He was executed.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He was murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Antonia born?

2. What school subject does Richard teach?

3. What is significant about the man known as The English Pupil?

4. What is Tati's real name?

5. After their marriage, where do Jonathan and Ruby live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were Jonathan and Ruby reunited after arriving home?

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

4. What was Tati's reaction to his supervisor's death?

5. What type of relationship does Linnaeus have with his family - his wife and his children?

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

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

8. What aspects of Linnaeus' students' lives are remembered in the story "The English Pupil"?

9. When is the story "The English Pupil" set?

10. What happened to Antonia when she visited her grandfather at work when he had a new German supervisor?

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