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

2. How old is Sophia when her brother, Linnaeus' son, dies?
(a) Nine.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twelve.

3. What do Ruby and Jonathan do when the tension builds between them?
(a) One of them goes to the island.
(b) They tell a story about the past.
(c) They argue until they dispel the tension.
(d) One of them goes out to the garden.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Antonia meet Richard?

3. Who is Carl Nageli?

4. What does Tati tell Antonia ruined Gregor Mendel's life?

5. What does Nageli suggest to Mendel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Richard tell his students about Mendel's life?

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

7. What scene does Tati see between Antonia and Otto Leiniger?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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