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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 had Watson neglected to do at Rosy's lecture?

2. Which of the following best describes how Watson and Crick felt after Rosy and Maurice left?

3. On what topic was Rosy's talk?

4. Where did Watson and Francis go for the weekend after Rosy's lecture?

5. Why couldn't Sir Lawrence remove Crick from the lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Watson want to study after hearing Pauling's lecture?

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

3. What was the underlying reason behind Sir Lawrence having Watson and Crick stop working on the structure of DNA?

4. What happened when Watson went to work trying to apply his pairs theory to the new base structures?

5. Why did Wilkins come to Naples?

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

7. Why did Watson go ahead with the move to Cambridge before he had permission?

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

9. Why did Herman tell Watson that he was in no state to teach the student biochemistry?

10. How is the character of Rosy portrayed by the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the scientific process can be seen throughout this novel. Use specific examples and key words from the scientific process such as hypothesis, test, control, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the idea that a scientist's life is not truly separable from the scientist's work. Use examples from the text to support your writing.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how the title of the novel provides insight to the savvy reader throughout the chapters. Explain in detail your rationale.

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