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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thatcher go to Mrs. Treat's home for the first time in Chapter 4?
(a) To pay a debt.
(b) To take her a pie.
(c) To offer his legal advice.
(d) To fetch his dogs.

2. What is ammonia otherwise called, according to Thatcher in Chapter 6?
(a) Baking soda.
(b) Hydrogen peroxide.
(c) Acid nitride.
(d) Alkaline air.

3. What is the unfortunate news that Thatcher shares with Rose in Chapter 2?
(a) He is going to divorce her.
(b) He has been fired from his job.
(c) They are being forced to declare bankruptcy.
(d) The house is beyond repair.

4. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?
(a) Phineas Barnum.
(b) President Grant.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) King Henry VIII.

5. Who is giving the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Professor James.
(b) Professor Wilson.
(c) Professor Petrofaccio.
(d) Professor Bowman.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does Mrs. Treat's botanical society hold meetings?

2. What word from Chapter 8 refers to the study of the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms?

3. What kind of spiders does Mrs. Treat collect?

4. Where has Dr. Treat been rumored to have run off with a woman in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the editor of the rival newspaper to Captain Landis's?

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