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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marburg Sisters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wallace respond when Alec writes to him?
(a) He sympathizes with Alec's loss.
(b) He invites Alec to the Malay Archipelago.
(c) He gives Alec tips for raising funds for a trip.
(d) He gives Alec suggestions for collecting valuable specimens.

2. When does Zaga sell the house in Soroche?
(a) Before her departure for Chile.
(b) After her pregnancy.
(c) A few months after Joel's funeral.
(d) While Joel is in Chile.

3. What is the Marburg sisters' mother's name?
(a) Adele.
(b) Stella.
(c) Suky.
(d) Rose.

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

5. Why has Zaga agreed to raise Joel's children?
(a) Because she loves Joel.
(b) Because she cannot get pregnant.
(c) Because she is too old to have children.
(d) Because she has lost her own baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Linnaeus' son when his son dies?

2. What does Rose cook for Bianca?

3. What is in Linnaeus' museum?

4. What is Linnaeus' wife's name?

5. What does Antonia tell Sebastian Dunitz that she has not told her husband?

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