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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Einstein worries that her son has difficulty in school. What reason does she NOT mention for being worried?
(a) He spends too much time dreaming.
(b) No one knows what to expect from him.
(c) He is shy.
(d) He is disrespectful.

2. Einstein moves his family into a small apartment to save money, and the children wake up covered in bites. What is biting them?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Rats.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Bedbugs.

3. 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 dog.
(d) A planet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the total eclipse expeditions in Chapter Seven?

2. During Chapter Six, in which of the following cities do Einstein and his family NOT live?

3. What does Einstein tell the boy from the porch that he remembers best about Munich?

4. What impression does the reader have of Mileva's attitude toward her life during Chapter Six?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The author states that relativity is not new, and she uses a train as an example. Explain this example. Why does the author use this example?

2. Why does Einstein not enjoy giving interviews?

3. Why do Michelson and Morley assume that their experiments are a failure?

4. Is it easy or difficult to manage a child like Albert? Explain.

5. As Einstein starts receiving professorships, why is Mileva still frustrated with their financial situation?

6. Describe Mileva Maritsch's frustrations with her marriage to Einstein. Is it Einstein with whom she is displeased, or something else?

7. Describe Mileva Maritsch.

8. Why is young Einstein disgusted with his music teacher? Explain.

9. Why is the job at the Patent Office a good position for Einstein? Explain.

10. Why is Einstein sometimes called the Newton of the twentieth century?

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