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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of style did the queen's secretary build his house in?
(a) Belgian.
(b) English tudor.
(c) Greek.
(d) Tuscan.

2. Richard attended some meetings in Poland inside the palace. What was painted on the ceiling of the palace?
(a) Historic Polish leaders.
(b) Birds and other flying creatures.
(c) Horses.
(d) A blue sky and clouds.

3. When Richard joined the same group as Arlene, he found out that she had a boyfriend named what?
(a) Alex.
(b) Charley.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Brian.

4. When Richard and his father were examining the leaf that was picked off a tree he stated that the line is the beginning of what color of fly?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

5. Richard found out that the funeral for his unknown "friend" was going to be on what day?
(a) May 1st.
(b) May 3rd.
(c) May 4th.
(d) May 10th.

6. Besides telling the speakers when to stop, what other duty did Richard's co-chairmen perform?
(a) Writing notes.
(b) Introducing the speakers.
(c) Making sure Richard was always comfortable.
(d) Telling the next speaker when to start.

7. When Richard took his first date out, what did they talk about playing?
(a) The piano.
(b) Freeze tag.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Poker.

8. When Richard was a small boy, what did his father read to him?
(a) The Encyclopaedia Britannica.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The Adventures of Huck Finn.
(d) The bible.

9. How old was the Grand Hotel where Richard was staying?
(a) 26 years old.
(b) 50 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 3 years old.

10. Richard tells a story of his little boy saying that he could no longer say a particular word because his "word bag" had run out of that word. What word was it?
(a) Lion.
(b) Cow.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Cat.

11. When Richard was older, his father picked a leaf off a tree that had a little brown line in the shape of what?
(a) A question mark.
(b) A triangle.
(c) A circle.
(d) The letter C.

12. After the ceremony at the shrine dedication, Richard was introduced to whom?
(a) The Shinto priest.
(b) The head priest.
(c) Robert.
(d) The mayor.

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

14. The head of NASA had worked at the Hughes Aircraft Company where Richard had given lectures on which day of the week?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

15. How far was the shrine from the inn where Richard stayed in Iseokitsu?
(a) About half a mile.
(b) About two miles.
(c) About five miles.
(d) About one mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The secretary to the queen had a yard that was not yet landscaped except for what?

2. When Richard was walking his first date home, he complimented her on her pretty what?

3. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Harold Gast and David Leff were what "types" of people?

4. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?

5. 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?

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