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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ruby tell her daughter when she asks who started the relationship between Ruby and Jonathan?
(a) She says that it had happened to both of them.
(b) She says that she had started it.
(c) She says that Jonathan had coerced her.
(d) She says that Jonathan had started it.

3. What does Mendel do when Tati jumps over the wall at the monastery?
(a) He attacks him.
(b) He brings him back to his house and interrogates him about what he has seen.
(c) He shows him a tame fox and other animals.
(d) He runs and hides.

4. What do Ruby and Jonathan tell the children when they ask about what had happened on the island?
(a) They say that they cannot remember.
(b) They say that they had known what they were doing was wrong.
(c) They describe sitting together and falling in love.
(d) They do not give details.

5. How does Ruby get away from her house to call Jonathan?
(a) She tells her husband that she wantz to get some groceries.
(b) She tells her husband she needz something from the office.
(c) She tells her husband that she has been doing some late night field work.
(d) She tells her husband that they need office supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives with Sophia right after Pehr tells Linnaeus that they should return?

2. When does "The English Pupil" take place?

3. Richard is sensitive about what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Linnaeus and his coachman do when they reach Hammarby?

2. When do Jonathan and Ruby really notice each other for the first time?

3. How does Linnaeus view what his pupils have done for him?

4. The children talk about what when they visit Ruby and Jonathan?

5. How has Carl Nageli influenced Mendel's work?

6. Describe the late years in Mendel's career.

7. Why does Richard smile and look at his wife when he tells the story of Mendel's life?

8. What has Linnaeus built at Hammarby?

9. What does Tati see when he scales the monastery walls outside of Brno?

10. Describe Tati, also known as Anton Vaculik, Antonia's grandfather.

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