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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?
(a) He is a bad kid.
(b) He is slow in learning to speak.
(c) He is a sickly child.
(d) He doesn't understand English.

2. When finally able to test the theory, researchers discover what about Einstein's work?
(a) He is wrong.
(b) He makes it all up.
(c) He is correct.
(d) He makes no sense at all.

3. Why is Hermann annoyed when the family sits down to dinner in Chapter Two?
(a) His daughter is misbehaving.
(b) Albert does not come in for dinner.
(c) The mashed potatoes are cold.
(d) The knife he is using is dull.

4. What types of questions does Albert think about when he visits the church on his way home from school?
(a) Religious issues.
(b) Science issues.
(c) Inventions.
(d) Human behavior.

5. What does Mileva say she misses about Switzerland during Chapter Six?
(a) Their house is better.
(b) All races get along well together.
(c) People leave them alone.
(d) Their friends are much nicer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Two ends with Mrs. Einstein expressing her desire that her son becomes what?

2. Einstein is most interested in what part of being a professor?

3. Why doesn't Miss Dukas let the strange boy waiting for Einstein on the porch come inside the house?

4. Einstein moves his family into a small apartment to save money, and the children wake up covered in bites. What is biting them?

5. In the last few pages of Chapter One, how long does Einstein say it takes for him to gain a world reputation?

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