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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age do Wilbur and Eliza realize their parents have mistreated them?
(a) 8.
(b) They do not realize this.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

2. Bernard practices what type of science?
(a) Nuclear.
(b) Medical.
(c) Atmospheric.
(d) Global.

3. To their parents, what is different about Wilbur and Eliza on their 15th birthday?
(a) They do not want presents.
(b) They seem beautiful.
(c) They seem grown.
(d) They look alike.

4. Kurt Vonnegut imagines that most people will die of what in Manhattan?
(a) "The Green Death."
(b) "The Red Prejudice."
(c) "The Yellow of Broken Dreams."
(d) "The Black Plague."

5. As children, Wilbur and Eliza discover what about gravity?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) It is a conspiracy.
(c) It can shift.
(d) It is a constant.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Wilbur's life stop being happy?

2. As children, what intellectual debate do Wilbur and Eliza enjoy?

3. In Chapter 5, Wilbur wonders if Dr. Mott ever knew that he and Eliza were what?

4. Where does Wilbur live at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. When Wilbur turns 15, what nation is excelling in science?

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