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

2. What is significant about the man known as The English Pupil?
(a) He has disproved many of Linnaeus' theories.
(b) He is the only pupil still alive.
(c) He is the pupil with the greatest achievements.
(d) He an Linnaeus had a romantic relationship.

3. What war is America embroiled in when Alec Carrière returns to the U.S.?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The First World War.
(d) The Second World War.

4. How does Alec Carrière's pet die?
(a) From old age.
(b) It is shot.
(c) From fever.
(d) It is smashed under a Jeep's tire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christopher react when he is reunited with Sarah Anne in America?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Sarah Anne's personality?

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

4. Where did Alec Carrière hope to sell his vast collections?

5. Where are Sarah Anne's parents in the story "Rare Bird"?

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