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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist note was the average age of the Manhattan Project scientists?
(a) 26.
(b) 30.
(c) 38.
(d) 34.

2. How old is Grothendieck reported to be?
(a) 45.
(b) 44.
(c) 46.
(d) 43.

3. What name did the Kid believe Dirac had?
(a) Shamela.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Pamela.
(d) Karen.

4. What label does the protagonist apply to the figures in her hallucinations?
(a) Eidolons.
(b) Familiars.
(c) Boggles.
(d) Wraiths.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the protagonist’s father living just before his death?

2. Per the novel, how large a percentage of the general population is Jewish?

3. Through what agency does the protagonist purchase a violin?

4. How many bathtubs is Los Alamos reported to have?

5. What procedure does the protagonist note had been performed on Rosemary Kennedy?

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