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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) 30.
(b) 38.
(c) 26.
(d) 34.

2. What procedure does the protagonist note had been performed on Rosemary Kennedy?
(a) Appendectomy.
(b) Tracheotomy.
(c) Lobotomy.
(d) Amygdalotomy.

3. Which of the following mathematicians does the protagonist esteem?
(a) Kovalevskaya.
(b) Lovelace.
(c) Germain.
(d) Noether.

4. How tall is the Kid?
(a) 4’0”.
(b) 3’2”.
(c) 5’9”.
(d) 2’3”.

5. What group did Grothendieck lead?
(a) Peck.
(b) Bourbaki.
(c) Besse.
(d) Rainwater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following thinkers does the protagonist cite in discussing music?

2. Whom does the protagonist ask if patients will surprise?

3. In what year is the protagonist admitted to Stella Maris?

4. How many times prior to the novel had the protagonist been at Stella Maris?

5. From what catalog does the protagonist buy a violin?

(see the answer key)

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