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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. In Chapter Thirty, Nash decided to return to MIT because of what?
(a) Tax advantages in Massachusetts.
(b) The intelligence of the locals.
(c) Its proximity to the ocean.
(d) The cooler summer weather.

2. Who met with Alicia and told her about her son and her relationship with Nash in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Eleanor.

3. On what date was John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s second son born?
(a) October 15, 1957.
(b) January 19, 1960.
(c) May 20, 1959.
(d) September 4, 1958.

4. What was Alicia Larde called by her family?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Ally.
(c) Lichi.
(d) Tamale.

5. In what year was Nash awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize for his discovery of non-cooperative equilibria?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paul Cohen was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of what?

2. Where did Alicia take a job in New York after returning to the U.S. in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

3. In Chapter Thirty-Seven, Alicia and what friend rented a house while Nash was hospitalized?

4. With what was John Forbes Nash, Jr. diagnosed during his first institutionalization in Chapter Thirty-Six?

5. Alicia's family had been prominent and wealthy where, as described in Chapter Twenty-Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Nash working in Chapter Forty-Three? How was his emotional state at this time?

2. Where did Nash spend the summer of 1956? What confrontation did he have with his father during this time?

3. How is Nash's mental state described in Chapter Forty-Two after his release from the hospital?

4. How is the Nash's journey to Europe described in Chapter Thirty-Eight? What did they do upon arrival?

5. How old was Nash in Chapter Thirty-One? How did he feel about his career at this point?

6. What led John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s colleagues to suspect something was wrong with him in Chapter Thirty-Four? How did Nash describe his feelings during this time?

7. What new project did Nash begin working on in Chapter Thirty-Two? Why?

8. How was the work of Nash being used by the U.S. government in Chapter Forty-Nine?

9. Where was Nash hospitalized in Chapter Forty? What did he think of his treatment?

10. Where was Nash living in Chapter Forty-Four? What happened to Nash after the death of his mother?

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