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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. 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 first time they made love.
(d) The time they first kissed.

2. Which of Linneaus' students was likely known as the titular "English Pupil"?
(a) Daniel Rolander.
(b) Rotheram.
(c) Peter Collinson.
(d) Johan Peter Falck.

3. When Linnaeus reaches his estate, what is the one thing he wished he had to complete the ambiance in the room?
(a) A dog.
(b) A fire.
(c) A good book.
(d) A pipe.

4. After Jonathan and Ruby were married, how many children did they have living in their newlywed home?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

5. How would Linnaeus' family have reacted if they knew that he had traveled to the estate?
(a) They would have been pleased.
(b) They would have been confused.
(c) They would have been worried.
(d) They would have been apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the story, which of the following is NOT true about Carl Linnaeus?

2. How did Tati die?

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

4. Which of the characters is meant to be the symbolic "Rare Bird"?

5. Where does Sarah Anne meet Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Catherine, and what relationship does she have to Sara Anne?

4. How were Jonathan and Ruby reunited after arriving home?

5. What does Christopher find attractive about Juliet?

6. Who does Linnaeus spend his time thinking about throughout the story?

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

8. What aspects of Linnaeus' students' lives are remembered in the story "The English Pupil"?

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

10. What were the ages of Jonathan and Ruby's children throughout the course of the story?

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