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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does IV begin?
(a) “Good morning.”
(b) “I thought perhaps you weren’t coming.”
(c) “How have you been?”
(d) “Hi. I’m Dr Cohen.”

2. How old does the protagonist report being when she learned to read?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

3. How long do the protagonist and interlocutor have together after the break in II?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

4. Which of the following pieces does the protagonist first play on her violin?
(a) Wagner’s Traume.
(b) Mozart’s Sonata in e minor.
(c) Bach’s Chaconne in d minor.
(d) Brahms’s Hungarian Dance 5 in g minor.

5. To what kind of athlete does the protagonist compare the Kid?
(a) Archer.
(b) Iceskater.
(c) Skier.
(d) Javelineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Per the novel, how large a percentage of the population of mathematicians is Jewish?

2. How old does the protagonist report being when she realized other people genuinely forget things?

3. What kind of particle, per the novel, behaves oddly with Stern-Gerlach magnets?

4. How old was the protagonist when she left Los Alamos?

5. With whom did the protagonist work on violin harmonics?

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