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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which state does the protagonist have paternal relatives?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

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

5. To which of the following does the novel compare Oppenheimer?
(a) Curie.
(b) Dirac.
(c) Bohr.
(d) Newton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is noted as a friend of the protagonist’s father?

2. As what was the research facility where the protagonist’s parents met known?

3. With which of the following does I begin?

4. How old does the protagonist report being when she realized other people genuinely forget things?

5. What name does the protagonist give to the “presence beyond the gate” (106)?

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