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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marburg Sisters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What U.S. state do the Marburg sisters grow up in?
(a) Illinois.
(b) California.
(c) Georgia.
(d) New York.

2. How long is the course in which the scientists are away from their families?
(a) One week
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

3. Who arranges Alec Carrière's medical care while he is ill?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Alec Carrière's mother.
(c) Alec Carrière himself.
(d) No one.

4. When reminiscing about their time together, what is the one memory neither Ruby nor Jonathan acknowledge?
(a) The day after they returned home.
(b) The first time they made love.
(c) They day they first met.
(d) The time they first kissed.

5. How old is Sarah Anne Billop at the opening of the story "Rare Bird"?
(a) 29.
(b) 19.
(c) 9.
(d) 39.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Alec Carrière's father?

2. Who drove Linnaeus to his favorite estate on the day in which the story is set?

3. Whose advice did Zaga take about money after Joel's death?

4. In which American city did Alec Carrière grow up?

5. At the time when Jonathan meets Ruby, how long has he been married?

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