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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. Many mutations that were happening in the maize had never been seen before, and some of these involved gross changes in what?
(a) The nucleolus in the cells of the corn.
(b) The generation length.
(c) The arrangement of the chromosomes.
(d) The productivity of the corn itself.

2. When it became clear to Barbara that she could no longer stay at Missouri, what did she consider as a possible career?
(a) Botony.
(b) Geology.
(c) Geography.
(d) Meteorology.

3. In Hanson's informal notes concerning Barbara, he claims that she weighed approximately how many pounds?
(a) 90.
(b) 95.
(c) 100.
(d) 110.

4. Barbara McClintock worked in Cold Spring Harbor since what year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1945.

5. The cytology professor that helped Barbara on Saturdays also did what for her?
(a) He was her priest.
(b) He was a fellow researcher on a paper.
(c) He helped pay for a new bike for Barbara.
(d) He was her thesis advisor.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Barbara ask for a set of tools?

2. Ribosomes are the what of protein synthesis?

3. In what year was the term "genetics" coined?

4. Who was considered to be the severest critic in the field of genetics during Barbara's time in the field?

5. To what position was Barbara McClintock elected in 1945?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it described in the book that Barbara was born into the role of maverick and pioneer?

2. What did T.H. Morgan tell a disappointed reader who confronted him about his book, Embryology and Genetics?

3. Why did Barbara adamantly reject female conventions and why was she not trying to just be "more boy than girl"?

4. What happened the time that Barbara was out playing basketball or volleyball in the neighborhood and a woman called her over to her house?

5. What happened to Barbara a little more than a year after her brother, Tom, was born?

6. Why did Barbara's position at Missouri not work out, according to Barbara herself?

7. What are the three stages of prophase in meiosis?

8. What happened when Barbara signed up for a large overload of classes at Cornell and why did she do it?

9. What was the difference of studying genetics in maize versus Drosophilia?

10. Why did Barbara experience long-term consequences because of the absence of a professional niche?

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