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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. In the mutant seedlings that Barbara had grown, what could be seen that didn't belong?
2. What does the term, dissociation mean?
3. Among plants in the first crop, there were patterns of variegation so unusual they "could not fail to catch the eye". What was so unusual about these kernels?
4. Why did Barbara feel bad every time she walked on grass?
5. Who was the French intellectual who was mentioned in Chapter 11 that broke with the Communist Party in 1945?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Max Delbruck put Cold Spring Harbor on the map and for whom?
2. Why did Freeman Dyson state that Richard Feynman was unable to communicate and hard to understand?
3. Describe how the information or data that Barbara had collected filled her office.
4. What did Lewis Stadler point out about the knowledge of genes and who else made this point with him?
5. What is the example involving Love Canal that Barbara tries to explain relating to scientists and engineers?
6. What is the answer to Eveyln Keller's question when she asks, "What enabled McClintock to see further and deeper into the mysteries of genetics than her colleagues?"
7. What did Barbara feel was an organism that was especially unappreciated and why?
8. What happened after Barbara delivered her talk at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium?
9. What difference did Milislav Demerec observe about the symposium papers from 1941 compared to the papers from 1951?
10. What were the three critical factors in Millikan's style of research that Holton cited?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Sara McClintock (Barbara's mother). What struggles did Sara McClintock have to face while raising her family? Compare and contrast Sara McClintock and her daughter, Barbara McClintock.
Essay Topic 2
How does the quote we read in Chapter 9, "to say someone is obscure is to put the burden of that failure in communication on the speaker" relate to Barbara McClintock? Why do you think so many people had a hard time understanding or believing in Barbara?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Barbara McClintock. What were some of her strengths and weaknesses? How do you picture Barbara from descriptions in the book? What kind of inner qualities did Barbara possess that made her a good scientist? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your answers.
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