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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jonathan and Ruby compare as they start their first real conversation?
(a) Fish samples.
(b) Seaweed samples.
(c) Sores and poison ivy.
(d) Stories about their professors.

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

3. What has Linnaeus taught his students?
(a) That he will meet them again on the other side.
(b) That they are responsible for his success.
(c) How to carry on when he predeceases them.
(d) That classifications have to be clear and expressive.

4. When do Jonathan and Ruby have their first real conversation?
(a) When they meet at their sons' baseball game.
(b) When they review each other's articles.
(c) When they are assigned to the littoral zone.
(d) When they are both assigned to kitchen duty.

5. When does Antonia meet Richard?
(a) She is reading in a cafe where he is having lunch with a friend.
(b) She is living with a boyfriend and he is working as a gardener.
(c) She is writing her thesis and he is one of her students.
(d) She is working at the GE plant and he is finishing his thesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sophia when her brother, Linnaeus' son, dies?

2. Where is Linneaus' museum at Hammarby?

3. Where is Ruby working when she meets Jonathan?

4. Who climbs into Linnaeus' sleigh at the end of the story?

5. Which of Linnaeus' students dies first?

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