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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it difficult to experiment on hawkweeds?
(a) They are hard to fertilize.
(b) They can be fertilized with pollen from other plants.
(c) They require precisely monitored conditions for fertilization.
(d) They produce seeds without fertilization.

2. What does the man who arrives with Sophia tell Linnaeus?
(a) That Sophia is expecting a baby.
(b) That he needs his approval to continue his studies.
(c) That it is time to go.
(d) That he and Sophia are getting married.

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

4. What does Nageli suggest to Mendel?
(a) That he turn his focus to peas.
(b) That he send Tati to study with him.
(c) That he focus his research on hawkweeds.
(d) That he leave Brno and move to Munich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Linnaeus' wife at the beginning of the story?

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

3. When does Mendel begin his experiments?

4. Linnaeus has forgotten about which student?

5. Which of Linnaeus' students dies first?

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