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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 the Marburg sisters' mother's name?

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

3. Whose theories are Christopher Billopp, his sister Sarah Anne, and their guests discussing?

4. How do Rose and Bianca keep in touch with each other after they visit at Rose's lab?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Bianca do now?

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

How are lay people different from scientists? Are their human relationships different from the human relationships scientists have? Cite examples from three stories.

Essay Topic 3

Many of Barrett's stories contain parents and children. How does the parent-child relationship function in three of the stories? Alternatively, how does the sibling-sibling relationship function in three of the stories?

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