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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McCullough advise people to take with them everywhere?
(a) Laptop
(b) iPod
(c) Books
(d) Maps

2. From which university does Miriam hold an honorary degree?
(a) Duke
(b) Oxford
(c) Princeton
(d) Harvard

3. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
(a) The library
(b) The dining room table
(c) The seashore
(d) The barn

4. How many hours does Miriam sleep each night?
(a) 10
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 8

5. "Extraordinary Time" addresses how the world has changed since what year?
(a) 1945
(b) 1918
(c) 1865
(d) 1936

6. At what age does Plowden begin to take photos?
(a) 10
(b) 33
(c) 21
(d) 18

7. Why is sunset Plowden's favorite time of day?
(a) It is cocktail time
(b) Every face looks better at that time of day
(c) You can feel the earth turning
(d) There is a satisfaction in completing a day

8. In what state does the action occur in this story?
(a) West Virginia
(b) Tennessee
(c) Kentucky
(d) Virginia

9. Vocabulary and _________________ are particularly important to Richter's writing.
(a) humor
(b) irony
(c) phraseology
(d) verb tense

10. Who is the only president to retire in Washington?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant
(b) George H. W. Bush
(c) Woodrow Wilson
(d) Abraham Lincoln

11. Where does Richter make a surprise visit to McCullough?
(a) Cumberland Island
(b) Martha's Vineyard
(c) Jekyll Island
(d) Nantucket

12. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?
(a) 3
(b) 33
(c) 30
(d) 13

13. What major award did Richter win in 1951?
(a) The Pulitzer Prize
(b) The National Book Award
(c) The Academy Award
(d) The Nobel Prize

14. What is the main profession of most Rothschild men?
(a) Law
(b) Politics
(c) Finance
(d) Education

15. The early aviators navigate by ____________________ rather than instruments.
(a) landscape details
(b) weather patterns
(c) astrology
(d) gut instinct

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape is the Octagon House?

2. What religious affiliation do the Rothschilds have?

3. To what artist is Plowden's photography compared?

4. In what year is Miriam born?

5. What is David Plowden's profession?

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