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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. How does Zaga spend her days after she moves downtown?

3. What are Sarah Anne Billopp and Mrs. Pearce doing when the story resumes two years later?

4. What does Rose's and Bianca's father's wife refuse to let them take?

5. What role does Sarah Anne play when the guests are talking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What experiment do Sarah Anne and Catherine perform?

3. What does Alec do before he sails for the Amazon?

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

5. What is the only case where Alec precedes Wallace?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the purpose of scientific work in three stories? How do characters understand the purpose of their work? How do they expect to benefit society (or another person) with their work? Cite specific examples from the text.

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