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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Littoral Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Anton Vaculik?
(a) Richard's wife's father.
(b) Richard's wife's grandfather.
(c) Richard's maternal grandfather.
(d) Richard's maternal uncle.

3. What does Sophia do while Pehr and the other man push the sleigh outside?
(a) She holds the door.
(b) She makes tea for Linnaeus.
(c) She warms Linnaeus' blankets by the fire.
(d) She finds blankets for Linnaeus.

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

5. Who does Antonia think Otto Leiniger is?
(a) A gentleman.
(b) A salesman.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A scholar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Linneaus' museum at Hammarby?

2. How is Linnaeus' health at the beginning of the story?

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

4. What do Ruby and Jonathan do when the tension builds between them?

5. How does Ruby get away from her house to call Jonathan?

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