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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John say machines appeal to him?
(a) He can hide in them.
(b) He is not challenged by them.
(c) He can hear them speak.
(d) He can control them.

2. How many times was John's uncle Bob married?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

3. Where did John tell Chris to go?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

4. What was John afraid of after his son's birth?
(a) That he might find out that he was not the father.
(b) That he would lose his wife.
(c) That his son would die suddenly.
(d) That his son would be switched with another baby.

5. What does John say he wished he could do?
(a) Play in a rock band.
(b) Fall in love with a girl.
(c) Rescue his brother.
(d) Mingle with the people at nightclubs.

6. What was John's nickname for his wife?
(a) Lady K.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sweet Thing.
(d) Little Bear.

7. How does John characterize his second wife's effect on him?
(a) Enervating.
(b) Debilitating.
(c) Stimulating.
(d) Calming.

8. How does John characterize his son's development?
(a) Normal and healthy.
(b) Tending toward full-blown autism.
(c) Variable--it depended on the day.
(d) Tending toward Aspergers.

9. What did the move back to Amherst symbolize for John?
(a) Repetition of his parents' mistakes.
(b) A comforting return to his roots.
(c) Redemption of previous failures.
(d) Failure to escape.

10. How does John characterize T.R. Rosenberg?
(a) A complement to John's personality, with social strengths and no math skills.
(b) His exact opposite.
(c) Similar to John for his aloofness, but more articulate.
(d) His twin.

11. When was John's son born?
(a) Mid 1980s.
(b) Late 1980s.
(c) Early 1990s.
(d) Early 1980s.

12. How many jobs did John move through in the six years after he married Little Bear?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 9.

13. What was John's later nickname for his brother?
(a) Varmint.
(b) Pokey.
(c) Shorty.
(d) Ears.

14. What was John's nickname for his father?
(a) Grumpy.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Old Yeller.
(d) Hootie.

15. What story did John tell Chris in answer to his emergency?
(a) That he didn't have any money.
(b) That there were no clothing stores in town.
(c) That Dr. Finch had adopted him.
(d) That their mother had died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John do when he arrived in Orlando for the "Return of KISS" tour?

2. What did John conclude from this prank going awry?

3. Who is Martha?

4. What was the cause John identified for problems with the Microvision game?

5. How does John characterize the city to Chris?

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