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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ruby doing the first time that Jonathan spoke to her?
(a) Putting on her makeup.
(b) Washing her hair.
(c) Shaving her armpits.
(d) Scratching her legs.

2. Where are Sarah Anne's parents in the story "Rare Bird"?
(a) They are away on holiday.
(b) They are dead.
(c) They are hospitalized.
(d) They are deployed during wartime.

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

4. To which bird does Linneaus compare his former students?
(a) Swans.
(b) Swallows.
(c) Robins.
(d) Herons.

5. In what year is "Rare Bird" set?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1762.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1662.

6. In what year was Antonia born?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1921.

7. What school subject does Richard teach?
(a) Physics.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Economics.
(d) Biology.

8. What country did Sebastian Dunitz immigrate from?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

9. Who is in charge of Sarah Anne's parents' estate when they are not there?
(a) Christopher and Sarah Anne share responsibility equally.
(b) Christopher.
(c) No one is in charge.
(d) Sarah Anne.

10. What did Tati's supervisor attempt to do when Antonia was visiting Tati at work as a child?
(a) Kidnap her.
(b) Molest her.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) Steal her pocket money.

11. Which of the following descriptions of Juliette is NOT true?
(a) She is interested in scientific theory.
(b) She is a snappy dresser.
(c) She is uneducated.
(d) She is beautiful.

12. When he returned home after his scientific adventure, how old was Jonathan's daughter?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Four years old.

13. When Christopher rebukes Sarah Anne, where does she imagine herself sleeping?
(a) In a feather bed.
(b) In her coffin.
(c) On the cold streets.
(d) In an icy river.

14. What official charges were brought up against Tati after the attack?
(a) First-degree murder.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) Attempted murder.
(d) No charges were brought up against Tati.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country is Linnaeus' favorite estate located?

2. After their marriage, where do Jonathan and Ruby live?

3. What is significant about the man known as The English Pupil?

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

5. What is Richard's reaction to the social upheavals at the university where he teaches?

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