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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Uncle Jake feel when Albert admits how he feels about school?
(a) Sad.
(b) Secretly sympathetic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Annoyed.

2. After dinner, Albert claims he'll be able to sleep better if he can take what to bed?
(a) A glass of water.
(b) The compass.
(c) A warm blanket.
(d) His teddy bear.

3. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?
(a) He throws the boy out of his shop.
(b) He laughs and joins in on the joke.
(c) He ignores the comment.
(d) He reproves the boy and says Einstein is the smartest man in the world.

4. After he becomes a Swiss citizen, Einstein is able to secure a government job in what field?
(a) Postal Service.
(b) Congress.
(c) University.
(d) Patent Office.

5. After Albert is asked not to return to his school, Hermann tells his son that he can't support him anymore. Why?
(a) He is ready to retire.
(b) His electrical shops fail.
(c) Albert is too old to live at home.
(d) They no longer get along well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Hermann suggest his son ask about the compass?

2. What solution does Uncle Jake propose for Albert's difficulties in school?

3. Albert's nursery governess says what about her experience taking the children to the park?

4. The author says that Albert and Maja resemble each other strongly except for one feature. What is different about the children?

5. What does Einstein say he thinks is the result of seeing the charm on his father's watch?

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