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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. Where does Zaga find work after she moves?

2. What is the scientific atmosphere like in America when Alec returns with his samples?

3. Where does Zaga move when the investment scheme falls through?

4. Why has Zaga agreed to raise Joel's children?

5. Where are Wallace's specimens placed when Wallace arrives in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Alec returns to America with his Birds of Paradise?

2. What experiment do Sarah Anne and Catherine perform?

3. What happens when Rose and Bianca return to Hammondsport for the funeral?

4. What happens when Mrs. Pearce asks Sarah Anne what she is looking at when they meet at the bridge?

5. How do Zaga's stepchildren react when Zaga is sick in Chile?

6. What happens to Sarah Anne and Catherine after they perform their experiment?

7. Why do Wallace and Alec not travel together in the Malay Archipelago?

8. Describe Rose's and Bianca's youth.

9. What does Alec Carriere have in the hold when "Birds with No Feet" begins?

10. What does Bianca do now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several of the stories in "Ship Fever" feature the scientific method. Using specific examples from the three stories, describe the importance of the scientific method in Barrett's stories.

Essay Topic 2

Barrett uses historical figures and events in many of her stories. How does the historical background, which she never explains explicitly, inform the stories? How does history, specifically the development of science in the nineteenth century, contribute to the development of the stories, plots, and characterizations? Using examples from the text, explain how history contributes to Barrett's stories.

Essay Topic 3

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

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