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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 Richard's sister?
(a) Jillian.
(b) Julie.
(c) Jane.
(d) Joan.

2. In what year was Richard finally able to oblige the university that wanted him to speak?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1985.

3. Where was the place that Richard mentions that all people from New York City go in the summer?
(a) Fire Island.
(b) The Catskill Mountains.
(c) The Hamptons.
(d) Central Park.

4. 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) Herman.
(c) Shirley.
(d) Arlene.

5. What was on the towel that hung close to the tub at the inn in Iseokitsu?
(a) Mickey Mouse.
(b) Daffy Duck.
(c) A yellow shark.
(d) A blue duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Richard attended some meetings in Poland inside the palace. What was painted on the ceiling of the palace?

3. 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?

4. When the rabbi asked Richard, "if it is so traumatic for you, why do you come to Sunday school?" What did Richard say?

5. Richard stated that when he was a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, he and his friend, Bernie, both had what in their homes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Richard told that it was all right when one speaker at the conference went over his time limit?

2. When Richard heard about miracles at the temple, he tried to explain the miracles with natural phenomena. What was one of the miracles he says he could never figure out?

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

4. Why did Richard tell Gweneth and Michelle that he had to write with a paper on his lap when he wrote his letter from the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens?

5. What did the librarian say when Richard tried to check out the book, Calculus for the Practical Man, and who did he say the book is for?

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

7. In Getting Ahead, how did Richard reply to the taxi driver when asked why his "people" weren't getting anywhere?

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

9. Describe the auditorium in the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland that Richard took a tour of.

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

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