He didn't look strict. In fact, as he read the first page, the corners of his mouth curved in a faint, approving smile.
He read her careful explanation of parasitology, clear and concise, and her example about malaria. He ticked it immediately.
When she had described Mendelian inheritance, she had used eye color as her example, writing that dominant and recessive traits determined what a child would inherit. Another tick.
Carl turned the page. Her neat handwriting defined ionic and covalent bonds without any trouble. He felt a small glow of pride. She really had paid attention to her science foundation.
But when he reached the question about the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, the space was blank. His pen hesitated, then drew a tiny circle in the margin. As expected, some of these were well beyond first year basics.
