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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Richard compare implementation A?
(a) Someone with creative genius.
(b) A loyal dog.
(c) Someone with autism.
(d) A low-level amphibian.

2. What did Richard and C. have to furnish their apartment?
(a) Inherited furniture.
(b) Used furniture.
(c) Expensive new furniture.
(d) Dilapidated furniture.

3. Where does Richard see Philip Lentz?
(a) Drinking with an attractive woman who seems to be a student.
(b) Drinking alone.
(c) In the middle of a crowd of people discussing theory.
(d) On the edge of a crowd watching music.

4. What was Richard's job when he lived with C.?
(a) Programmer.
(b) Researcher.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Museum guard.

5. What does Richard see in the photograph of Philip Lentz and his wife?
(a) Torment.
(b) Worry.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Profound love.

6. What is the connection in the articles Philip Lentz gives Richard?
(a) Ecological interconnection.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Neural nets.
(d) Destabilization of currencies.

7. What is Richard doing at the beginning of section IV?
(a) Talking with Diana Hartrick.
(b) Working on implementation B.
(c) Thinking about C.
(d) Revising his novel.

8. Of what does Richard say he is afraid?
(a) Failing in his writing.
(b) Realizing his dreams.
(c) Wasting his opportunities.
(d) Losing his savings.

9. On what is Philip Lentz basing his project?
(a) Astronomical distances.
(b) Naturally-occurring architectural structures.
(c) The functions of the human mind.
(d) Evolutionary mechanisms of survival.

10. When does Richard recall parting with C.?
(a) At the end of the fall semester.
(b) After Christmas.
(c) At the end of the summer.
(d) At the end of the winter term.

11. What does Philip Lentz say about implementation B?
(a) It needs to process its processing.
(b) It needs to find its own energy sources.
(c) It needs to be able to teach itself how to solve problems.
(d) It needs to write its own programs.

12. Why does C. not join Richard in his plans?
(a) She just was accepted into a graduate program.
(b) She does not trust him.
(c) She does not have enough money to come with him.
(d) She is involved with someone.

13. What does Richard find when he accepts Diana's invitation?
(a) She has a crush on him.
(b) She wants to spend time with him alone.
(c) She has children.
(d) She wants to tell him secrets about Philip Lentz.

14. With what does Philip Lentz want to test implementation B?
(a) Music.
(b) Literature.
(c) History.
(d) Moving images.

15. What does Richard do at his office night?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Write.
(c) Wander the halls.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during Philip Lentz's experiment?

2. What does Richard say was a mother's consolation prize?

3. What got Richard this position?

4. What was Richard admitted to after he parted with C.?

5. What does Richard conclude about Lentz's feelings about working together?

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