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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Johann Miescher from?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Germany.
(d) Yugoslavia.

2. On what day of the week is Dusty's birthday party held in Chapter 17?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

3. Into whose manor is Mary moving in Chapter 18?
(a) The Campbells' manor.
(b) The Christensons' manor.
(c) The Smiths' manor.
(d) The Andersons' manor.

4. Who has driven Mary and Thatcher to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Petrofaccio.
(b) Mr. Nailburne.
(c) Mr. Foggett.
(d) Mr. Brindle.

5. Christopher Hawk earned a double master's in history and what study?
(a) English literature.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Biology.

6. From where did Uri Carruth's father immigrate to the U.S.?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

7. What is the third principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(b) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(c) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(d) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).

8. Whose reaction to Darwin's theories does Cutler present from the Quarterly Review in the debate in Chapter 12?
(a) Henry David Thoreau's.
(b) Joseph Priestly's.
(c) Samuel Wilbeforce's.
(d) Peter Petrofaccio's.

9. What nickname does the author use in references to Donald Trump in the novel?
(a) The Supreme Leader.
(b) The Cheeto.
(c) The Billionaire.
(d) The Bullhorn.

10. Who is Carruth's printer?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(b) Joseph Priestley.
(c) Louise Dunwiddie.
(d) Hank Wilbur.

11. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Cutler.
(b) Pardon Crandall.
(c) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(d) Captain Landis.

12. What is the second principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(b) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(c) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(d) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).

13. In the opening of Chapter 16, the narrator states, "Once, for nearly a fortnight, Thatcher slept" where (417)?
(a) "In a tree."
(b) "In a ditch."
(c) "In an attic."
(d) "In his car."

14. What does Uri Carruth put in his and Thatcher's coffee when they meet at the coffeeshop in Chapter 10?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Rum.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) Vodka.

15. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?
(a) President Grant.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) King Henry VIII.
(d) Phineas Barnum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary say she will be spending the next winter in Chapter 18?

2. What is the admission cost for the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. How long has it been since Nick's death in the opening of Chapter 15?

4. Where is Thatcher traveling by train within the week to join an expedition to the western territories in Chapter 18?

5. With whom has Rose become infatuated, as revealed in Chapter 16?

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