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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer did Sarah Anne finally get from the person to whom she had written during the dinner party?
(a) The person has dismissed her theories.
(b) The person has chastised her for her presumptuousness.
(c) Her theories have been adopted as the person's new position.
(d) The person has accused her of being unethical.

2. What theory in particular are they discussing at the beginning of "Rare Bird?"
(a) The theory that swallows hibernate under water.
(b) The theory that swallows migrate to South America.
(c) The theory that swallows hibernate in chimneys.
(d) The theory that swallows die off each winter and are born anew in spring.

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

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

5. Under what circumstances has Wallace lost his own specimens?
(a) Bailiffs impound the collection for back taxes.
(b) Customs agents do not let the collection through.
(c) There is a fire on his ship.
(d) Pirates steal his collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Linnaeus do when Pehr tells him that they should return?

2. Linnaeus thinks about what while he is driven through the snow?

3. Ruby, Jonathan, and the children talk about what when the children visit?

4. What does Richard tell his students about the paper he gives them?

5. Where is Jonathan working when he meets Ruby?

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