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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter Four, Mileva is disgusted with the Kaiser because he says women should be concerned only with what?
2. During Chapter Two, Albert tells his father that he wants something specific for his upcoming birthday. What is it?
3. What does Einstein tell the boy from the porch that he remembers best about Munich?
4. Albert's mother usually lets him stay up late to listen to music, but tonight she sends him to bed. Why?
5. Mrs. Einstein thinks her young son's problems are perhaps due to what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mr. Einstein's appearance at the opening of the book.
2. In Chapter Two, Pauline Einstein thinks that Albert is ill and sends him to bed early. What brings about the change in Albert's appearance, and why does his mother mistake it for illness?
3. Why is Einstein sometimes called the Newton of the twentieth century?
4. Describe Pauline Einstein. What kind of woman is she?
5. Explain what happens to the group of German astronomers who plan to check Einstein's theory on light rays by observing a total eclipse.
6. Why does Mileva decide not to move with her husband to Berlin?
7. Is it easy or difficult to manage a child like Albert? Explain.
8. Based on Einstein's dialogue with community members, what type of person does he seem to be in Chapter One?
9. According to the author, why does young Einstein not fit in at his school?
10. What is interesting about Einstein's approach to the customary visits usually undertaken by new staff members? What is the result of his decision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Given today's standards of what a father should be, is Einstein a success or a failure as a parent? Is he a combination of both? The author does not state how often Einstein sees his children after his divorce from Mileva; given his previous parental behavior, what level of involvement can the reader surmise he has in raising the children after the divorce?
Essay Topic 2
Given the effects of his work, is Einstein a hero or a villain? Support either assertion with examples of people with similar strengths or weaknesses.
Essay Topic 3
What kind of woman is Mileva Maritsch? Does the author present her fairly? Compare and contrast the author's portrait of Mileva with your own research. In what ways are the accounts of her similar, and in what ways do they differ?
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