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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The English Pupil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after Antonia's daughters grow up and move away?
(a) She and her husband move to Brno.
(b) She throws dinner parties for the alumni of the college where Richard is teaching.
(c) She leaves her husband.
(d) Her world goes gray for a year.

2. Why does Richard smile at his wife while he is giving the lecture about Mendel?
(a) She knows the secret of how Mendel had been led astray by another scientist.
(b) He likes to think about how their children have her eyes.
(c) He wants her to know that he still loves her more than science.
(d) She makes subtle jokes about how he delivers the material.

3. Who climbs into Linnaeus' sleigh at the end of the story?
(a) Rotheram.
(b) Sara Lisa.
(c) Pehr.
(d) Sophia.

4. Where is Mendel born?
(a) Moravia.
(b) Paris.
(c) Prague.
(d) Budapest.

5. Where does Sophia tell Linnaeus they will go next?
(a) Lappland.
(b) Home.
(c) Uppsala.
(d) Hammarby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Linnaeus think has arrived with his daughter?

2. What is Mendel's experience with hawkweeds?

3. Who does Antonia think Otto Leiniger is?

4. Where does Anton Vaculik go when he leaves his homeland?

5. How old is Sophia when her brother, Linnaeus' son, dies?

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