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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Birds With No Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Alec Carrière spent his life collecting?
(a) Animals.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Plants.
(d) Minerals.

2. What does Linnaues think about his wife on the drive to his favorite estate?
(a) That she is the best thing that ever happened to him.
(b) That she is a shrew.
(c) That he misses her terribly.
(d) That he regrets ever marrying her.

3. What type of animal is the Paradisaea apoda?
(a) A mammal.
(b) A bird.
(c) A fish.
(d) A reptile.

4. What fabric was used to make the suits Linnaeus remembers his students always wearing?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Wool.
(d) Linen.

5. How do Catherine and Sarah Anne regularly spend their time together?
(a) Performing scientific experiments
(b) Cooking and eating meals.
(c) Drinking wine and gossiping.
(d) Reading books and writing letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month of the year is the story "The English Pupil" set in?

2. What is unique about the Paradisaea apoda specimen that Alec Carrière finds?

3. What illness does Alec Carrière come down with while in the Malay Archipelago?

4. How does Alec Carrière's pet die?

5. When Christopher rebukes Sarah Anne, where does she imagine herself sleeping?

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