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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 is Rose doing now?

2. What prevents Alec from giving up his taxidermy hobby?

3. What do Rose and Bianca talk about with their mother when they contact her?

4. How does Wallace respond when Alec writes to him?

5. What do Rose and Bianca study in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What difficulties does Alec have in bringing the Birds of Paradise back with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Marburg Sisters" and "Soroche," science is a minor aspect of the relationship between the characters and the development of the storyline in the plot. What do these stories tell us about the other stories? How does Barrett handle romantic relationships differently from relationships that are grounded in science?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds," Tati breaks the law by stabbing and inadvertently killing Otto Leiniger. Where else are laws or rules broken in Barrett's stories? What are the consequences of laws or rules bring broken? Cite specific examples from the text.

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