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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 did Richard say he got from C.?
(a) Material for his novels.
(b) Emotional support.
(c) Money.
(d) Inspiration.

2. Who does Philip Lentz call in to watch his experiment with implementation B?
(a) Ram Gupta.
(b) Harold Plover.
(c) Richard.
(d) Diana Hartrick.

3. What is it that bothers Richard about Philip Lentz's deception?
(a) That he, Richard, cares so much about the project.
(b) That Lentz took Diana away from him.
(c) That he has so little going for himself that he has become a character in Lentz' research.
(d) That he ever let Lentz close to him.

4. What did Richard and C. have to furnish their apartment?
(a) Inherited furniture.
(b) Expensive new furniture.
(c) Used furniture.
(d) Dilapidated furniture.

5. How does Diana apologize to Richard?
(a) She buys him a bottle of Scotch.
(b) She invites him to lunch.
(c) She writes him a long note.
(d) She breaks with Lentz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Richard to threaten to leave Philip Lentz's project?

2. Who comes over to talk to Richard in Section II?

3. Philip Lentz's tirade make Richard think of _____.

4. Who is Ram Gupta?

5. With whom does Richard have an encounter at the end of section IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is back propagation?

3. What does Lentz do when Richard asks him about his wife?

4. How does Taylor's death affect Richard and C.'s relationship?

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

6. What kind of response does Richard find himself getting from Helen in Section VIII?

7. What are Richard's thoughts about letting Lentz 'cut into' Helen?

8. What is Richard's reaction as he starts to spend time on Lentz's project?

9. What were Richard and C.'s thoughts about having children?

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

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