1. What did Barbara's uncle do for a living?
(a) He was a baker.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a fish dealer.
(d) He was a scientist.

2. Where did Harriet Creighton take a teaching job in 1934?
(a) Connecticut College for Women.
(b) Yale.
(c) University of Missouri.
(d) Cornell.

3. Who said, "She is sore at the world because of her conviction that she would have a much freer scientific opportunity if she were a man"?
(a) Harriet Creighton.
(b) Warren Weaver.
(c) T.H. Morgan.
(d) Marcus Rhoades.

4. What did Barbara McClintock receive her PhD in?
(a) Cytology.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Botany.

5. How many papers did McClintock publish between the years of 1929 and 1931?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Barbara's father made an unofficial visit Frank Hanson concerning his daughter, he was currently working for what company as an industrial surgeon?

2. How often did fruit flies give geneticists a new generation to study?

3. What did Stadler and McClintock share a keen interest in concerning maize?

4. In the fall of what year did Evelyn Keller drive out to Cold Spring Harbor to speak with Barbara McClintock?

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

(see the answer key)

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