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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 require precisely monitored conditions for fertilization.
(b) They produce seeds without fertilization.
(c) They are hard to fertilize.
(d) They can be fertilized with pollen from other plants.

2. Who arrives with Sophia right after Pehr tells Linnaeus that they should return?
(a) Lofling.
(b) Sara Lisa.
(c) Ternstrom.
(d) Rotheram.

3. How is Linnaeus' health at the beginning of the story?
(a) He is in the prime of his health.
(b) He has had a number of strokes and is half paralyzed.
(c) He is young and in love.
(d) His heart is failing.

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

5. What does Tati see when he climbs the wall at the Augustinian monastery in Brno?
(a) Mendel and his mistress.
(b) Mendel attacking a man.
(c) Mendel's garden.
(d) Mendel's wife with another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mendel begin his experiments?

2. When does "The English Pupil" take place?

3. Why does Linnaeus ask his coachman to keep driving at the beginning of the story?

4. Where is Linneaus' museum at Hammarby?

5. What does Mendel do when Tati jumps over the wall at the monastery?

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