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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Very Large Slice of Pi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All three of Daniel's different childhood addresses were what type of number?
(a) Prime numbers.
(b) Four digit numbers.
(c) Odd numbers.
(d) Even numbers.

2. When Daniel's mother was growing up, what did she consider herself to be?
(a) Too old to play with her siblings.
(b) A member of a loving family.
(c) A mother to everyone.
(d) An outsider.

3. What illness struck Daniel's father when Daniel was ten years old?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) A mental breakdown.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Diabetes.

4. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?
(a) They have a mathematical element.
(b) The tense does not change.
(c) They are the easiest words to learn.
(d) They are easiest for him to visualize.

5. What is Daniel's assignment for the volunteer organization?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Math teacher.
(c) English teacher.
(d) Farming instruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Daniel's landlord in his Lithuanian apartment building?

2. Where does the name "pi" come from?

3. Who did Daniel help with advice on learning Romanian?

4. Why did William John Edward's wife divorce him?

5. When Daniel joins his brother, Lee, and his friend, Eddie, on a week's holiday with Eddie's family, how does Daniel act?

(see the answer key)

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