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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During dinner, Maja tells her parents that her brother likes to do what?
(a) Make up songs and sing them.
(b) Pick on other children.
(c) Throw rocks at animals.
(d) Play in the sand pile.

2. In Chapter Two, the reader learns that Hermann Einstein does what for a living?
(a) He is unemployed.
(b) He is a factory owner.
(c) Travels around giving speeches.
(d) Writes a newspaper.

3. The city of Berlin decides to give Einstein what for his 50th birthday?
(a) A new house on the river.
(b) A park bearing his name.
(c) A beautiful plaque in appreciation.
(d) A statue in the center of town.

4. During Chapter Six, in which of the following cities do Einstein and his family NOT live?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Prague.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

5. Why does the boy from the porch think Einstein might help him?
(a) He can blackmail Einstein.
(b) He is willing to pay.
(c) They are related.
(d) They are both refugees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein doesn't usually enjoy movies, but he does appreciate the one he attends as a guest of which movie star in Chapter Eleven?

2. Shortly after the Einstein family relocates to Prague, Einstein is offered a full professorship where?

3. Mrs. Einstein worries that her son has difficulty in school. What reason does she NOT mention for being worried?

4. A major event takes place in Einstein's family in Chapter Ten. What is it?

5. Why is Albert glad that his uncle doesn't ask about his friends at school?

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