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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the girl that Richard has his first date with?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Angela.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Lisa.

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

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?
(a) Scientific types.
(b) Math types.
(c) Sports types.
(d) Literary types.

4. While on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Richard spotted a physicist friend of his from where?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Japan.
(c) Russia.
(d) The U.S.A.

5. When Richard bought a new pen at a kiosk, he was given two copies of the receipt. Why did the receipt say it was necessary to keep it?
(a) To keep as a souvenir.
(b) To show as proof as purchase.
(c) To keep track of where the item was purchased.
(d) To avoid paying US customs duties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard states that when he saw equations in his mind, he saw the letters in color. In what color did he see the letter N?

2. What is the name of the shuttle that Richard discusses in Part 2 of the book?

3. At the beginning of Part 2: Preliminaries, Richard states that he'd be talking a lot about what?

4. Besides telling the speakers when to stop, what other duty did Richard's co-chairmen perform?

5. What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kyoto University tell Richard when he told them he had no paper to give at the conference?

2. When did Richard finally cry after his wife passed away?

3. How did Richard describe the Hotel Amigo in Brussels?

4. Describe what happened when Richard showed up at Barbara's house to take her out on their date.

5. Why were there a lot of new buildings in Warsaw, Poland?

6. Describe what Richard looked like when he was performing one of his "experiments" and he forgot to lock the door and someone walked in on him.

7. What happened when Gweneth realized that she had lost a roll of film?

8. What did the policeman do while Richard followed the procession?

9. How did Richard learn about algebra?

10. What did Richard's father teach him about when Richard noticed the way his ball moved in his wagon?

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