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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head of NASA who called Richard a few days after the accident?
(a) Walter Gold.
(b) William Graham.
(c) Gwen Williams.
(d) Gerald Waters.

2. What is located at the back end of the space shuttle orbiter?
(a) The fuel tanks.
(b) The space for the crew.
(c) The cargo bay.
(d) The engines.

3. What did Richard say Arlene played beautifully?
(a) The harp.
(b) The violin.
(c) The piano.
(d) The cello.

4. When Richard was walking his first date home, he complimented her on her pretty what?
(a) Dress.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Hair.

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?
(a) A proton.
(b) A neutron.
(c) A photon.
(d) A nucleus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard's father started to read from Richard's calculus book, what did he find?

2. While Richard was practicing the "art" of kissing with a girl at a party, there was excitement and people start saying that someone is coming. Who were they talking about?

3. What time ddid Richard say they ate dinner in Greece?

4. In Part 1, Richard mentions an artist friend who stated that scientists take beautiful flowers apart and then the flowers become what?

5. Richard wrote a letter to Gweneth from the Grand Hotel. Where was the Grand Hotel located?

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