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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. Who is Dr. Sepulveda?

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

3. When does Zaga sell the house in Soroche?

4. How does Alec feel about killing specimens and orphaning their young?

5. Through Rob, Zaga get involved in what kind of investment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Wallace like when Alec first meets him?

2. What do Rose and Bianca do now at the time of the story?

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

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

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

6. How is the relationship between Christopher and Sarah Anne Billopp?

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

8. What does Dr. Sepulveda do for Zaga when she is sick?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barrett's characters also use other methods in addition to the scientific method. Using specific examples from the three stories, describe the alternatives to the scientific method in Barrett's stories.

Essay Topic 2

Speculation into scientific laws plays an important part in many stories, but so does memory. What part does memory play in three stories? Cite specific examples from the text. What is recalled, and how do the things characters remember affect the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Death is a recurring presence in Barrett's stories. Citing specific examples from three stories, discuss the nature and importance of death in these stories. What does it mean to characters? Is death imbued with a scientific significance (i.e., does death ever follow Darwinian significance)?

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