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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter One, what odd experience does Einstein have in Germany before he leaves?
(a) His whole family dies of a mysterious illness.
(b) He is pursued by the media.
(c) The whole country hates him.
(d) He is first celebrated and then declared a traitor.

2. In Chapter Four, what kind of father is Einstein?
(a) Distant.
(b) Devoted.
(c) Unavailable.
(d) Strict.

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

4. Einstein mentions that his father shows him a charm on a watch chain when he is about five. What is the charm?
(a) A compass.
(b) A fish.
(c) A planet.
(d) A dog.

5. The reader learns that Einstein helps a girl understand a math question. How is she going to repay him for his help?
(a) Run errands for him.
(b) Clean his house.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Einstein graduates from the University of Zurich, what degree is he awarded?

2. Why is the hometown of the boy waiting on the porch significant to Einstein?

3. What kind of school does Einstein find in Aarau in Chapter Four?

4. After Albert is asked not to return to his school, Hermann tells his son that he can't support him anymore. Why?

5. What reason does Hermann give for moving his family to Munich?

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