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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. In Part 1, Richard mentions kids playing in a field and one of them asking Richard to name a particular bird. What kind of bird did the child tell Richard the bird was?
(a) A Spencer's warbler.
(b) A robin.
(c) A red-crested woodpecker.
(d) A brown-throated thrush.

2. What was the bathtub made out of at the inn in Iseokitsu?
(a) Wood.
(b) Fiberglass.
(c) Tin.
(d) Steel.

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

4. The first time Richard ever said anything to the most popular girl at school was where?
(a) At a dance.
(b) In a park.
(c) In class.
(d) During lunch break.

5. When the taxi driver took Richard around an East Indian neighborhood, he pointed out two women he admired who gathered enough money to buy what?
(a) A bigger house.
(b) A car.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Robert Stapler was what type of person?

2. What did Richard say Arlene played beautifully?

3. When Richard looked in the garden near his room at the small family inn in Iseokitsu, he noticed what color of tree frog?

4. Besides the name that Richard and Gweneth gave to their dog, what other pet name did Richard call him in his letter?

5. What was the name of Richard's sister?

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