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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Behavior of the Hawkweeds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anton Vaculik work?
(a) At a foundry.
(b) In a laboratory.
(c) On a farm.
(d) At a nursery.

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

3. What does Mendel do when Tati jumps over the wall at the monastery?
(a) He attacks him.
(b) He runs and hides.
(c) He shows him a tame fox and other animals.
(d) He brings him back to his house and interrogates him about what he has seen.

4. When does Anton Vaculik leave his homeland?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1865.

5. What does Otto Leiniger do in 1931?
(a) He gives his daughter away in marriage.
(b) He emigrates to Paris.
(c) He publishes his response to Mendel's paper.
(d) He takes over the nursery where Tati works.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Carl Nageli?

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

3. When does Mendel begin his experiments?

4. Who is Anton Vaculik?

5. What does Nageli suggest to Mendel?

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