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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard tells a story about an old friend in Los Alamos calling him to tell him some sad news. The sad news was that who had died?
(a) William.
(b) Arlene.
(c) Herman.
(d) Shirley.

2. Richard states that he joined a specific group because Arlene had joined that group. What kind of group was it?
(a) A speech group.
(b) A ballet group.
(c) A math group.
(d) An art group.

3. How old was Henry Bethe when he talked to Richard before a lecture by Konrad Lorenz?
(a) Ten or eleven-years old.
(b) Twelve or thirteen-years old.
(c) Eight or nine-years old.
(d) Four or five-years old.

4. Richard talked about himself and Murray keeping each other awake on the plane arguing, but then they woke up over where?
(a) India.
(b) Europe.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Africa.

5. What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961?
(a) The Grand Hotel.
(b) Hotel Amigo.
(c) The Europe Hotel.
(d) Hotel Brussels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?

2. When Richard went away to college after completing high school, where did he go?

3. Richard told the women who were protesting that they should be concerned about the cop in his story. Why?

4. Where was the place that Richard mentions that all people from New York City go in the summer?

5. Richard's father told him that when an atom makes a transition from one state to another, it emits a particle of light called what?

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