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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Nash share the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?

2. The department chairman relieved Nash of his teaching duties for how long in Chapter Thirty-Five?

3. What is the name of the locked facility for men where Nash was contained in Chapter Thirty-Six?

4. Where did Alicia meet John Forbes Nash, Jr., after she had been a student of his in Chapter Twenty-Six?

5. When Nash was released from the institution in Chapter Thirty-Seven, he went to MIT and hosted what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When had Nash previously been considered for the Nobel Prize, as described in Chapter Forty-Eight? Why had he not been nominated?

3. Where was Nash institutionalized in Chapter Thirty-Six? Who did he meet at the hospital and befriend?

4. How is John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s relationship with Alicia described in Chapter Thirty-One? What were peoples' impressions of Alicia?

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

6. Where did the Nash's spend Christmas in Chapter Thirty-Eight? What led to their return to the U.S.?

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

8. Why did Nash decline an offer at the University of Chicago in Chapter Thirty-Four? How was his behavior described at this time?

9. How did Alicia Larde meet John Forbes Nash, Jr.? How is she described in Chapter Twenty-Six?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Nash's arrival at MIT, Norbert Weiner, Norman Levinson, and Donald Newman. What was the focus of Nash's research upon his arrival at MIT? How did Nash evolve as a person during this time period?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Eleanor Stier and her relationship with John Forbes Nash, Jr. When and where did Nash meet Eleanor? What was Nash's reaction when Eleanor became pregnant? What relationship did he have with his first son?

Essay Topic 3

Describe McLean Hospital and Robert Lowell. For how long did Nash stay as an involuntary patient at McLean? What were the thoughts of his doctors? For what reasons was poet Robert Lowell committed at the institution? How is his friendship with Nash described?

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