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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does the protagonist change her name?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

2. What is the name of Grothendieck’s father?
(a) Grothendieck.
(b) Ramirez.
(c) Cousteau.
(d) Schapiro.

3. Through what agency does the protagonist purchase a violin?
(a) William Harris Lee & Co.
(b) Carl Becker & Son.
(c) Guadagnini.
(d) Bein & Fushi.

4. With which of the following does II begin?
(a) “Good morning.”
(b) “How are you doing?”
(c) “How have you been?”
(d) “I thought perhaps you weren’t coming.”

5. How many bathtubs is Los Alamos reported to have?
(a) 600.
(b) 5.
(c) 70.
(d) 8000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With which of the following does II end?

3. Of what religion is the interlocutor’s spouse?

4. Which of the following authors does the protagonist note having read?

5. With which philosopher does the protagonist associate the wish not to have been?

(see the answer key)

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