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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the usual process by which cells duplicate themselves?
2. Who said, "I've known a lot of famous scientists. But the only one I thought really was a genius was McClintock"?
3. What profession did Barbara's father have?
4. What did Barbara's uncle do for a living?
5. In the summer of 1931, an invitation from Lewis Stadler brought Barbara where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the three stages of prophase in meiosis?
2. What happened when Barbara signed up for a large overload of classes at Cornell and why did she do it?
3. Why was it described in the book that Barbara was born into the role of maverick and pioneer?
4. How did Barbara spend her time between the years of 1931 and 1933?
5. Who was the person that came to Cornell to get his PhD in genetics, why did he come to Cornell, and what was his previous experience?
6. What two people did Barbara McClintock invite to Cold Spring Harbor to outline the parallels with her own work and how was their work different from McClintock's?
7. What was the difference of studying genetics in maize versus Drosophilia?
8. Who was Lewis Stadler and why did he want Barbara as a colleague?
9. What happened with Sara Handy and Thomas McClintock after Thomas graduated from Boston University Medical school?
10. Why did Barbara's position at Missouri not work out, according to Barbara herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what mitosis is and also describe the stages in mitosis and what happens during those phases.
Essay Topic 2
Describe your favorite section or chapter of the book. What people from this section did you like? Were there any individuals you didn't like? Why or why not? What appealed to you about this particular chapter or section? Are there any words of wisdom that you found in this section?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 12, Evelyn Keller asks the question, "What enabled McClintock to see further and deeper into the mysteries of genetics than her colleagues?" She then answers with words from Barbara. In your own words describe how Barbara answered this question and then also answer the question from your own point of view after reading the book.
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