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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. Which of the following describes why Francis's wife was happy for him?

2. What did Crick and Watson have in common?

3. Which of the following terms best describes the human dilemma of deciding to work against your colleague or behind their back?

4. When would Watson and Crick be able to understand the configuration of inorganic ions?

5. How much less money was his new fellowship offer for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Watson and Crick want a new start?

2. What concerned Maurice about Linus?

3. Why did Watson and Crick think that the DNA structure was more complicated than the structure discovered by Pauling?

4. What does Watson think Rosy may do when she comes towards him during their argument?

5. What did Watson hope to apply Pauling's method to?

6. How had Watson gotten a place to leave in Clare College?

7. What realization did Watson come to years after their discovery of the structure of DNA in regards to Rosy?

8. What would Watson and Crick have done if Maurice had told them it bothered him that they were working on the structure of DNA?

9. How was Odile going to help Watson with his problem with eating the food at the local restaurants?

10. What was the force that continued to drive Watson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about scientific ethics. Include answers to the following questions:Rosy has been difficult for Maurice to work with, but does he have the right to secretly copy her images? Does he have a right to show those images to Watson, and does Watson have a right to use these images to move forward his own work? Does Rosy have a right to keep her work secret, when it could be used to further science?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the author's reflection about Rosy and how and why his opinion changed as he reflected back years later.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the character of Rosy in an in-depth manner. Relate her description, actions and ideas to the concept of women in a male dominated field during the 1950s. Make an evaluation of these ideas and concepts and present them with support from the text.

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