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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. How old was Robin when his mother died?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. How many personalities does Theo remember that his mother had?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. How did Theo's parents raise him?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Catholic.

4. What is the name of Alyssa's mother?
(a) Angela.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Adele.
(d) Gena.

5. During what session of DecNef does Robin start going on his own?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. McMillian hire Theo to assist on a summer field expedition?

2. What is Alyssa's father's name?

3. When Theo first became an astrobiologist, for how many years did his job make him feel like a child?

4. At the beginning of the novel, in what phase is the moon?

5. How many medications did two different physicians want to prescribe Robin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robin work on during his second DecNef session?

2. What does Theo remember about his childhood?

3. How successful is Robin's sale of his painting at the first farmers' market?

4. How did Robin get his name?

5. Why does the school contact Theo when he is nearly finished with a lecture for the undergraduate astrobiology survey?

6. How is Christmas at Aly's parents better than Thanksgiving?

7. How do Robin's days improve with the DecNef sessions?

8. What does Robin decide to do to raise money?

9. How did Theo and Alyssa meet?

10. What does Theo do for work?

(see the answer keys)

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