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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. At whose house is Wallace staying when Alec finds him next in 1855?

2. What has Alec been collecting in Sarawak?

3. What do Rose and Bianca share in addition to their text books?

4. What are Rose and Bianca like in their youth?

5. What does Rose cook for Bianca?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happeneds when Rose and Bianca rush to Hammondsport to see their father before he dies?

2. Why can Alec not believe that there is a fire on the ship?

3. What happens to Zaga after the investment she makes in Nicholas Bennett's scheme fails?

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 does Rose do now?

7. How do Rose and Bianca communicate with their mother?

8. What does Zaga find in Joel's closet?

9. What experiment do Sarah Anne and Catherine perform?

10. What does Bianca do now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of Barrett's stories center around relationships between men and women. How does science figure in the relationships? Is science secondary to the romantic relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Alec and Wallace are alter egos in "Birds with No Feet," but do other characters seem like opposite sides of the same personality? With characters within one story, or characters from different stories, discuss the double, or alter, ego in Andrea Barrett's stories. Cite specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

What do characters give up in order to live lives of scientific inquiry? Cite examples as you discuss the sacrifices of science in three stories.

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