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

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

3. When they returned home, how did Jonathan and Ruby's families react to meeting each other?
(a) They shook hands politely.
(b) They ignored each other.
(c) They embraced like old friends.
(d) They never met each other.

4. What is significant about the man known as The English Pupil?
(a) He an Linnaeus had a romantic relationship.
(b) He is the pupil with the greatest achievements.
(c) He is the only pupil still alive.
(d) He has disproved many of Linnaeus' theories.

5. Who does Antonia propose to have an illicit marital affair with?
(a) One of the clerics at her church.
(b) One of her husband's students.
(c) Her best friend's husband.
(d) Her next-door neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sarah Anne meet Catherine?

3. Where are the scientists in "The Littoral Zone" sent for their course?

4. What is Antoina's last name?

5. Which of the following is NOT something many people find fault with in Sarah Anne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Christopher find attractive about Juliet?

4. What unique deformity was Richard born with, and how did it affect his life in adulthood?

5. Where is Linnaeus traveling to in the story "The English Pupil" and how does he get there?

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

7. How did Antonia's life change in the 1970s?

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

9. What were Jonathan and Ruby's romantic statuses at the time when they met?

10. When was Antonia born, and how did her birth fit into her family's immigration plan?

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