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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Einstein tells Miss Dukas he let the boy from the porch in for what purpose?
(a) The boy brings Einstein's mail.
(b) The weather is getting worse.
(c) To discuss an interesting theory.
(d) So that the boy can warm up and answer Einstein's questions.

2. What reason does Albert give when asked why he doesn't ask his teachers questions?
(a) Other kids make fun of him when he asks.
(b) He hates school.
(c) His teachers don't know the answers.
(d) They don't like him.

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

4. Why doesn't Miss Dukas let the strange boy waiting for Einstein on the porch come inside the house?
(a) She thinks the boy tries to steal Einstein's work.
(b) She thinks the boy is trying to sell something.
(c) She knows Einstein doesn't like doing interviews.
(d) The boy is poor and dirty.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Swiss schools are not anxious to hire Einstein for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?

3. When Mrs. Einstein asks how Albert gets his nickname at school, what does he tell her?

4. During dinner in Chapter Two, why is Mrs. Einstein impatient for the children to get finished with dinner?

5. A boy in the coffee shop makes fun of Einstein as an absent-minded professor. How does the shop owner respond?

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