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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Theo first became an astrobiologist, for how many years did his job make him feel like a child?
(a) 9.
(b) Dozen.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

2. On page 55, how long before Alyssa's death was the video that Robin wants to watch?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

3. How many minutes of video does Theo have of his own mother?
(a) Less than 15.
(b) About 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

4. Of the animals on earth, what percent did Alyssa say were wild?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

5. What did Alyssa used to read to their dog at night?
(a) Essays.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Whatever she was reading.
(d) Shakespeare.

6. On page 6, how long does it take Theo and Robin to drive down from the cabin?
(a) Almost an hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) About 45 minutes.

7. How long is the trip home after Robin's ninth birthday outing?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 18 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

8. In Hillbilly Vegas, how many places are there to order pancakes?
(a) 120.
(b) 75.
(c) 45.
(d) 200.

9. How much time did Theo's dad get for embezzling?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 14 months.

10. When a whipporwill starts up in the woods where Theo and Robin camp for his birthday, how many times do they count the birds call before they give up?
(a) 76.
(b) 94.
(c) 100.
(d) 85.

11. Where does Inga bike from?
(a) Prague to Munich.
(b) Vienna to Budapest.
(c) London to Edinburgh.
(d) Zurich to Brussels.

12. During Thanksgiving how many times do Theo and Robin have to walk around the block to calm Robin down after someone suggests he eat turkey?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. How long were Theo and Alyssa married before she died?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 9 1/2 years.
(c) 11 1/2 years.
(d) 8 years.

14. On Robin's ninth birthday, what does Theo make him for breakfast?
(a) Waffles with blueberries and scrambled eggs.
(b) Bacon and eggs.
(c) Super-deluxe oatmeal.
(d) Raspberry pancakes.

15. During an early DecNef session, what does Robin have to move on a screen with his mind?
(a) Square.
(b) Circle.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Dot.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Theo gives Currier's handouts to Dr. Lipman, how much quiet time does Robin have where he does not get upset?

2. How much of every dollar goes to slow habitat destruction for the organization that Robin donates his first painting sales to?

3. About how many flowering plants are in the woods where Theo and Robin camp on his birthday?

4. During what session of DecNef does Robin start going on his own?

5. How many children does a man have who buttonholes Robin and Theo when Robin does his first protest at the Capitol?

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