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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 Sarah propose to test the theory of what happens to swallows in winter?
(a) She proposes they follow the swallows in the evenings.
(b) She proposes they dissect a swallow to see if it can breathe under water.
(c) She proposes to correspond with people in South America.
(d) She proposes they catch swallows and confine them under water.

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

3. Where does Sophia tell Linnaeus they will go next?
(a) Uppsala.
(b) Home.
(c) Hammarby.
(d) Lappland.

4. What does Zaga find in Joel's closet?
(a) Artwork.
(b) Pictures from Chile.
(c) Baby clothes.
(d) Bills and letters.

5. What does Tati tell Antonia ruined Gregor Mendel's life?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Ferns.
(c) Hawkweeds.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ruby tell her daughter when she asks who started the relationship between Ruby and Jonathan?

3. Linnaeus thinks about what while he is driven through the snow?

4. What is the worst part about returning from the marine biology station?

5. Which of Linnaeus' students dies first?

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