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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. What is the fourth principle that Thatcher presents in the debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(b) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(c) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(d) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).

2. How many siblings does Willa have?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. Iano compares himself to what, in regards to his position within his career at the college in Chapter 13?
(a) A rising star.
(b) A ship mast.
(c) A sinking ship.
(d) A barnacle.

4. Where is the manor located that Mary is moving in Chapter 18?
(a) Park Avenue.
(b) Plum Street.
(c) Water Street.
(d) Staten Street.

5. Who is Aurelia announced to be marrying in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Nailburne.
(b) Mr. Carruth.
(c) Mr. Wilbeforce.
(d) Mr. Dunwiddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was on watch the night that Nick died?

2. What did Takis achieve fame and fortune as?

3. What does Uri Carruth put in his and Thatcher's coffee when they meet at the coffeeshop in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of the architect specialist who comes to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?

5. What famous historical trial regarding evolution is referenced in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have the living/sleeping arrangements in Willa's house changed in Chapter 11? Why?

2. How is Carruth's home described in Chapter 14? Why does Thatcher go there?

3. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

4. What are Willa's future plans at the end of her narrative in Chapter 17?

5. Why has Iano left in Chapter 15? Where has he gone?

6. Who has been shot in Chapter 14? Who is the shooter? Where did the crime occur?

7. Who is Uri Carruth and how does Thatcher come to know him?

8. What is being celebrated in Chapter 17? How is the celebration described?

9. Why does Tig's behavior surprise Willa in Chapter 13?

10. What are Mary's future plans in Chapter 18?

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