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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mendel's experience with hawkweeds?

3. Where is Ruby working when she meets Jonathan?

4. Where does Anton Vaculik work?

5. Who is waiting for Antonia after she cames home from school after Leiniger has died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Richard is sensitive about what condition?

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

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

6. What does Linnaeus remember about Rotheram?

7. What vision does Linnaeus see near the fireplace?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does money appear in three stories? Are there other forms of exchange beside money? Cite specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

How are plants and animals described in the stories? What roles do they play in the drama being played out among the characters? Using examples from three of the stories, describe how plants and animals figure in Barrett's book.

Essay Topic 3

What role does travel play in three stories? How does a character's traveling affect a story's plot? Cite specific examples from the text.

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