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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city is Stella Maris?
(a) Marshfield.
(b) Stevens Point.
(c) Black River Falls.
(d) Tomah.

2. What kind of particle, per the novel, behaves oddly with Stern-Gerlach magnets?
(a) Potassium.
(b) Sodium.
(c) Radium.
(d) Chlorine.

3. By whom was the IHES established?
(a) Motchane.
(b) Oppenheimer.
(c) Motchane.
(d) Poincaré.

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

5. How old is the protagonist upon admission to Stella Maris?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What label does the interlocutor apply to the figures in the protagonist’s hallucinations?

3. How old is the protagonist when she arrives at IHES?

4. Which of the following, per the novel, is a type of quark?

5. Which personality assessment had the protagonist sat for in the past?

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