View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marburg Sisters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard tell his students about Gregor Mendel?
(a) He tells them about the author's flight from his homeland.
(b) He tells them the author's life story.
(c) He describes the author's marriage.
(d) He describes the author's rivalry with another scientist.

2. What has Alec been collecting in Sarawak?
(a) Birds.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Apes.

3. Who is Carl Nageli?
(a) A botanist in Munich.
(b) Mendel's lover's husband.
(c) Mendel's father-in-law.
(d) A policeman in Brno.

4. What is Christopher Billopp's relationship with Miss Juliet Colden?
(a) He is her student.
(b) He is teaching her.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) He is courting her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sophia tell Linnaeus they will go next?

2. Whose theories are Christopher Billopp, his sister Sarah Anne, and their guests discussing?

3. Rose and Bianca help with what family business?

4. Who is Richard's wife in "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds?"

5. How far into their course are Jonathan and Ruby before they have their first real conversation?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 191 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample