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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say he preferred?
(a) Playing alone with his toys.
(b) Playing closely with one other friend.
(c) Playing in team sports.
(d) Leading the other children in their play.

2. What did John learn to distinguish appropriate reactions from?
(a) Genuine ones.
(b) Polite ones.
(c) Scripted ones.
(d) Expected ones.

3. What did Professor Edwards open up to John?
(a) The UMass fraternity system.
(b) The UMass electronics labs.
(c) The UMass computer courses.
(d) The UMass athletic facility.

4. How does John characterize his relationship with Mary Trompke at this time?
(a) They were close, but the relationship was troubled.
(b) She wouldn't have anything to do with him.
(c) She was actively trying to convince him to change his life but he resisted her.
(d) She was the only good part of his days.

5. What astonished John about Jim Boughton's creation?
(a) The heat it produced.
(b) The speed it traveled at.
(c) The powerful wind it created.
(d) The size of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took care of John and Chris when their mother was hospitalized?

2. What ultimately happened to Doug?

3. What made people think that John was a prodigy?

4. Where did John spend the summer when he was thirteen?

5. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?

(see the answer key)

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