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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What had Jim Boughton made from scratch?
(a) A smithy.
(b) A robot.
(c) A car.
(d) A blast furnace.
2. What did John put in the holes he dug at Halloween?
(a) Friends dressed as zombies.
(b) Flash powder.
(c) Flashing lights.
(d) Fake corpses.
3. Would would Doug do when John Robison was playing?
(a) Help him.
(b) Annoy him.
(c) Stop him.
(d) Complement him.
4. Where did John get a job?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A garbage collector.
(c) Harvard.
(d) A sound company.
5. How does John characterize his relationship with the musicians?
(a) Like a parent looking out for his children.
(b) Like a worker, working alongside comrades.
(c) Like a brother looking out for his brothers.
(d) Like a mechanic with a race car driver.
6. What was John's first Porsche?
(a) A 944.
(b) A 914.
(c) A 912.
(d) A 911.
7. Who took care of John and Chris when their mother was hospitalized?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Family friends and neighbors.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Their grandparents.
8. Who is Betsy?
(a) John Robison's babysitter.
(b) A friend of John Robison's mother.
(c) John Robison's playmate.
(d) John Robison's first-grade teacher.
9. Why did John and his friends think the vehicle had been left in the woods?
(a) As a trap for thieves.
(b) As a gift for them.
(c) As a toy and a distraction.
(d) As a test by their parents.
10. What was preschool like for John Robison?
(a) He excelled.
(b) He was disliked by the other children.
(c) He refused to go.
(d) He was persecuted by his teacher.
11. What did Professor Edwards open up to John?
(a) The UMass electronics labs.
(b) The UMass athletic facility.
(c) The UMass fraternity system.
(d) The UMass computer courses.
12. What did Paul teach John?
(a) How to hunt for food.
(b) How to shoot a gun.
(c) How to get to Florida.
(d) How to forage for food.
13. Where did John spend the summer when he was thirteen?
(a) Florida.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Maine.
(d) California.
14. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) He writhed in empathetic suffering.
(b) He burst into hysterical laughter.
(c) He fled the room in panic.
(d) He smiled inappropriately.
15. What strange behavior did Dr. Finch exhibit?
(a) Refusing to bathe.
(b) Making animal noises in conversation.
(c) Coming on to young students.
(d) Walking around holding helium balloons.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Chuckie?
2. What was John's nickname for his mother?
3. How long did John take to finish the year-long electronics course he was enrolled in?
4. How did John Robison feel when he was around other kids?
5. Who is Doug?
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