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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Alec been collecting in Sarawak?
(a) Apes.
(b) Birds.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Beetles.

2. What is soroche?
(a) Morning sickness.
(b) Altitude sickness.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Dizziness.

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

4. What makes Alec's decision to collect specimens from South America seem promising?
(a) Specimens are being sold for good prices.
(b) Hardly any Amazonian species have been catalogued.
(c) Political turmoil in the Amazon basin has just ended.
(d) No one is collecting Amazonian specimens.

5. How do Rose and Bianca spend the rest of the night?
(a) They stay up all night talking.
(b) They do not remember.
(c) They go out late for more food.
(d) They call their father and talk for hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the house like now that the children are grown?

2. When is "Birds with No Feet" set?

3. Where does the second scene of "Rare Bird" open?

4. Who is Dr. Sepulveda?

5. What are the conditions like when Ruby and Jonathan get together?

(see the answer key)

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