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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John and his friends think the vehicle had been left in the woods?
(a) As a test by their parents.
(b) As a trap for thieves.
(c) As a toy and a distraction.
(d) As a gift for them.

2. What happened to John's mother after she separated from John's father?
(a) She started to date younger women.
(b) She married another man.
(c) She moved away and he never heard from her.
(d) She went back to school for a nursing degree.

3. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) He smiled inappropriately.
(b) He fled the room in panic.
(c) He burst into hysterical laughter.
(d) He writhed in empathetic suffering.

4. What did John buy when he sold his first Porsche?
(a) A Range Rover.
(b) A Ferrari.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Another Porsche to fix.

5. What did John score on the GED exam?
(a) 75.
(b) 44.
(c) 96.
(d) 61.

6. How did Jim start a fire?
(a) His furnace exploded.
(b) One of his sculptures combusted in the foundry.
(c) He spilled kerosene near a stove.
(d) Sparks ignited the gasoline in a vat.

7. How did John get revenge against his biology teacher?
(a) By spreading rumors about the teacher.
(b) By writing dirty things about the teacher in the bathroom.
(c) By having porn magazines sent to the teacher's house.
(d) By disrupting the teacher's class.

8. What did Paul teach John?
(a) How to shoot a gun.
(b) How to hunt for food.
(c) How to forage for food.
(d) How to get to Florida.

9. How did John's driving lessons end?
(a) At his parents' house.
(b) Safely back home.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) At his grandmother's house.

10. How does John say his biology teacher treated him?
(a) He says that the teacher was always getting him in trouble.
(b) He says that the teacher was always on his back.
(c) He says that the teacher was always questioning his work, and doubting his answers.
(d) He says that the teacher was always inviting him to stay after to talk with him alone.

11. What does John say he taught himself?
(a) To protect himself with humor.
(b) To make unusual insights.
(c) To react normally.
(d) To have a unique perspective on everything.

12. What did John come to believe about dogs?
(a) That they could speak to him.
(b) That they could kill him.
(c) That he had to kill them.
(d) That they were afraid of him.

13. What ultimately happened to Doug?
(a) He had a nervous breakdown.
(b) He was killed in a car accident.
(c) He moved to another town.
(d) He died in an irrigation ditch.

14. What was preschool like for John Robison?
(a) He refused to go.
(b) He was disliked by the other children.
(c) He excelled.
(d) He was persecuted by his teacher.

15. What did John design for Mick at Britro?
(a) A control system for a complex lighting system.
(b) A set of special effects for concerts.
(c) A new speaker system.
(d) A five-way crossover sound system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was missing from the thing John and his friends found in the woods?

2. What was John's nickname for his mother?

3. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?

4. What does John say he can now see about his mother?

5. How long did John take to finish the year-long electronics course he was enrolled in?

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