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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 terms best describes how the meeting went with Rosy, Maurice, Watson and Crick?

2. Which of the following describes how Bragg felt about Crick's behavior and attitude?

3. How did Cochran and Crick explain X-ray diffraction by helical molecules?

4. In what year did the author meet Crick?

5. About how long did Crick think it would take he and Watson to narrow down the number of possible DNA structures?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Rosy critical of the model Watson and Crick developed?

3. How did Maurice think it would be best to find a model of DNA?

4. What did Crick accuse Sir Lawrence of?

5. Why didn't Crick attend the lecture?

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

7. What two things was Watson interested in with regards to learning the structure of DNA ?

8. In what way did Watson technically break the terms of his fellowship?

9. When Watson told Maurice about Pauling working on the DNA structure, what was Maurice more concerned with at the immediate moment?

10. Why did Watson decline the invitation to speak at a meeting in the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the issue of a person's politics affecting his ability to travel to complete his work (such as Pauling being unable to travel to the conference in London). Compare this even in the book to current events throughout your writing.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay evaluating the statement that Watson is only enthusiastic about learning when something is practical and relevant immediately, otherwise, he places no value in learning. Use information from the text to support your evaluation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the theme of integrating the work of science with outside diversions, merging a scientist's work with his life portrayed throughout the novel. Be sure to include specific examples.

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