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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. When does "The English Pupil" take place?
(a) October, 1829.
(b) December, 1777.
(c) April, 1836.
(d) July, 1859.

2. Who is waiting for Antonia after she cames home from school after Leiniger has died?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Captain McSweeney from the police.
(c) Tati.
(d) Richard.

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

4. What do both Jonathan and Ruby have?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Overbearing mentors.
(c) Spouses and children.
(d) German cars.

5. Who is Anton Vaculik?
(a) Richard's maternal uncle.
(b) Richard's maternal grandfather.
(c) Richard's wife's grandfather.
(d) Richard's wife's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sophia nurse back to health?

2. Which of Linnaeus' students dies first?

3. Where is Linnaeus' wife at the beginning of the story?

4. What is Linnaeus' wife's name?

5. Jonathan and Ruby are looking at what when they have their first real conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antonia tell Richard when they are dating?

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

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

4. What happens when Tati sees Antonia and Leiniger together in the greenhouse?

5. In what state is Carl Linnaeus at the beginning of the story?

6. In what situation is the coachman at the beginning of "The English Pupil?"

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

8. What does Linnaeus think as he is leaving Hammarby?

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

10. Where are Jonathan and Ruby working when they meet?

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