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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following thinkers was the protagonist’s father interested?
(a) Turing.
(b) Gödel.
(c) Hofstadter.
(d) Wittgenstein.

2. Which friend of the protagonist’s brother helped the protagonist forge a birth certificate?
(a) John Sheddan.
(b) Mark Shadow.
(c) Matthew Stedding.
(d) Luke Shelton.

3. How old is the protagonist when her mother dies?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

4. Which of the following logicians does the protagonist hold as a hero?
(a) Boole.
(b) De Morgan.
(c) Babbage.
(d) Shannon.

5. What label does the interlocutor apply to the figures in the protagonist’s hallucinations?
(a) Familiars.
(b) Wraiths.
(c) Boggles.
(d) Eidolons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With which of the following thinkers’ ideas does the protagonist grapple?

3. How many fire extinguishers is Los Alamos reported to have?

4. Which of the following pieces does the protagonist first play on her violin?

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

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