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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what stage of the course do Jonathan and Ruby meet?
(a) On the 30th day.
(b) On the 1st day.
(c) On the 22nd day.
(d) On the 12th day.

2. In what country were Antonia's parents born?
(a) Albania.
(b) Moravia.
(c) Israel.
(d) America.

3. Which of the following is NOT a student Linneaus thinks about while driving to his favorite estate?
(a) Fredrik Haselquist.
(b) Daniel Brachten.
(c) Christopher Ternström.
(d) Marten Kahler.

4. Where do most scientists at the time believe that swallows spend their winters?
(a) Underwater.
(b) Down South.
(c) In caves.
(d) High in the treetops.

5. Who drove Linnaeus to his favorite estate on the day in which the story is set?
(a) His servant.
(b) His brother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

6. What does "The Littoral Zone" refer to?
(a) The sea.
(b) The horizon.
(c) There is no scientific connection.
(d) Sea sickness.

7. When Jonathan wakes in the middle of the night and looks at his wife, Ruby, what does he often think?
(a) That she has put on a bit too much weight.
(b) That he is no longer in love with her.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) That she has not aged gracefully.

8. Who picks Linnaeus up from the estate to bring him back home?
(a) His pupil.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

9. What month of the year is the story "The English Pupil" set in?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) October.

10. What are the names of Jonathan's children?
(a) Bertram and Harold.
(b) Cora and Ryan.
(c) Dennis and Leopold.
(d) Mauve and Harriet.

11. What instrument did Tati use as his attack weapon?
(a) A box cutter.
(b) A farming machete.
(c) A pair of scissors.
(d) A pruning knife.

12. On the night before they made love for the first time, what had Jonathan and Ruby been working on together?
(a) Composing a presentation.
(b) Researching the mating rituals of seagulls.
(c) Building a fire.
(d) A video montage to send home to their families.

13. Which of his children does Linnaeus love the most?
(a) His youngest daughter.
(b) His eldest son.
(c) His eldest daughter.
(d) His youngest son.

14. What is Christopher's relationship to Juliet?
(a) He is engaged to her.
(b) He is her tutor.
(c) Christopher has no relationship to Juliet.
(d) He is study partners with her.

15. How did Jonathan react when he spoke to Ruby for the first time since returning home?
(a) He wept and apologized.
(b) He was confused, as if he didn't remember her.
(c) He told her not to contact him again.
(d) He was desperate to see her.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he drives back home from his estate, what does Linnaeus imagine following him?

2. How long is the course in which the scientists are away from their families?

3. How did Tati die?

4. During the discussion of swallows, which of Sarah Anne's statements does Christopher find inappropriate?

5. When he returned home after his scientific adventure, how old was Jonathan's daughter?

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