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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. What does Richard conclude about Lentz's feelings about working together?
(a) That he wants to push Richard away from the project.
(b) That he wants Richard to stay on the project.
(c) That he wants to work alone.
(d) That he wants to get help but take all the credit.

2. Where does Richard draw the characters for his novels?
(a) His family.
(b) His ex-lovers' families.
(c) His family history.
(d) His lovers and their time together.

3. How does Philip Lentz refer to Richard in their second meeting?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Dutchman.
(c) Little Marcel.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. How does Richard refer to Philip Lentz in their second meeting?
(a) Prince.
(b) Manager.
(c) Boss.
(d) Engineer.

5. What does Richard say about happiness, after Philip Lentz's experiment?
(a) He does not think a computer will ever know happiness.
(b) He thinks that a computer will never know happiness until it can experience alienation.
(c) He knows that he was happy once.
(d) He cannot tell whether he was happy in the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of research is Philip Lentz conducting?

2. What does Philip Lentz say about implementation B?

3. Where did Richard live with C.?

4. What is Richard working on at this new appointment?

5. How does Diana apologize to Richard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Harold Plover tell Richard about his daughters' language acquisition?

2. What are Richard's feelings about Diana Hartrick's children?

3. Describe the relationship between Philip Lentz and Richard.

4. Describe C.'s experience in her certificate program and its effect on her relationship with Richard.

5. What does Richard receive in the mail in the beginning of section II?

6. How does Richard begin to see his relationship with C. now that he has space from it?

7. Describe Richard's progress on his new book.

8. What does Richard say about writing students in general?

9. Who is C.? Describe Richard's relationship with her.

10. How does Richard think about the stories he wrote while he was with C.?

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