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

2. Albert tells his uncle that being in school is like what?
(a) Going to the doctor.
(b) Sleep walking.
(c) Being a soldier.
(d) Going to prison.

3. 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) They don't like him.
(c) He hates school.
(d) His teachers don't know the answers.

4. As the war drags on, scientists in which country are planning to test Einstein's theory on the total eclipse?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Einstein NOT enjoy in Chapter Seven?

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

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

4. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Einstein not enjoy giving interviews?

2. According to the author, how is the relationship between Einstein and Mileva during and after their divorce?

3. Explain what happens to the group of German astronomers who plan to check Einstein's theory on light rays by observing a total eclipse.

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

5. 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?

6. What is interesting about Einstein's approach to the customary visits usually undertaken by new staff members? What is the result of his decision?

7. Explain Einstein's view, as stated in Chapter Seven, on how scientists should behave in the global community.

8. Why does the author specifically mention that Einstein answers the strange boy on the porch in German?

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

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

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