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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. Where does Linnaeus' coachman take him when they arrive at Hammarby?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The greenhouse.
(c) The stables.
(d) The bedroom.

2. What does Nageli suggest to Mendel?
(a) That he turn his focus to peas.
(b) That he focus his research on hawkweeds.
(c) That he leave Brno and move to Munich.
(d) That he send Tati to study with him.

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

4. Which answer describes Sophia's appearance?
(a) Pretty and smiling.
(b) Anxious and worried.
(c) Angry at Pehr.
(d) Caring and comforting.

5. What does Tati do when he sees Antonia and Otto Leiniger in the greenhouse?
(a) He slits Leiniger's throat.
(b) He stabs Leiniger's hand.
(c) He throws Leiniger against the wall.
(d) He threatens Antonia's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jonathan and Ruby compare as they start their first real conversation?

2. What does Mendel do when Tati jumps over the wall at the monastery?

3. What does Tati see when he climbs the wall at the Augustinian monastery in Brno?

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

5. Why is it difficult to experiment on hawkweeds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What do Jonathan and Ruby do when the tension builds between them?

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

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

7. Describe the scene when Jonathan, Ruby, and the other researchers return to their families.

8. When a man and a woman arrive, who does Linnaeus think they are?

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

10. What vision does Linnaeus see near the fireplace?

(see the answer keys)

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