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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anton Vaculik work?
(a) At a nursery.
(b) At a foundry.
(c) In a laboratory.
(d) On a farm.

2. Where does the second scene of "Rare Bird" open?
(a) In the laboratory.
(b) In the garden.
(c) On London Bridge.
(d) In the church.

3. Rose and Bianca help with what family business?
(a) Their grandfather's printmaking shop.
(b) Their father's apothecary shop.
(c) Their father's winery.
(d) Their father's chemistry lab.

4. Who climbs into Linnaeus' sleigh at the end of the story?
(a) Sara Lisa.
(b) Pehr.
(c) Rotheram.
(d) Sophia.

5. What is Wallace doing while Alec is sweating through the ague and sending samples to Philadelphia?
(a) Stealing from Alec's collection of samples.
(b) Writing about the origin of species.
(c) Locating archaeological specimens that illustrate the evolution of species.
(d) Sending his samples ahead of Alec's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Richard smile at his wife while he is giving the lecture about Mendel?

2. When do Jonathan and Ruby have their first real conversation?

3. How does Sarah propose to test the theory of what happens to swallows in winter?

4. What are Linnaeus' students holding when he sees them as he is leaving?

5. What do Rose and Bianca hear while they are eating together?

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