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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do most scientists at the time believe that swallows spend their winters?

2. How did Jonathan react when he spoke to Ruby for the first time since returning home?

3. What part of Jonathan's body was Ruby first attracted to?

4. Which of the following descriptions of Juliette is NOT true?

5. After Jonathan and Ruby were married, how many children did they have living in their newlywed home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of Christopher and Sara Anne's relationship at the end of the story "Rare Bird"?

2. What happens to Linnaeus on his way back home at the end of the story?

3. What clues does the text give as to Richard's age?

4. How did Jonathan and Ruby treat each other once they returned to the mainland?

5. How does Sara Anne's life change after Christopher becomes engaged to Juliet?

6. How did Richard manage to obtain a handwritten letter from his idol, Mendel?

7. How did Jonathan and Ruby end up on the island together in the story "The Littoral Zone"?

8. What was Tati's reaction to his supervisor's death?

9. How does Juliet die, and what is Christopher's reaction to the death?

10. What type of relationship does Linnaeus have with his family - his wife and his children?

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