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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what city does the protagonist note having wanted to live?
(a) Bucharest.
(b) Belgrade.
(c) Bratislava.
(d) Budapest.

2. The protagonist asks for equipment for what table game?
(a) D&D.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Poker.
(d) Pingpong.

3. Which of the following does the protagonist describe as a “southernism” (149)?
(a) Larrupin’.
(b) Codlock.
(c) Codswallop.
(d) Hitherto.

4. At what facility had the protagonist’s mother worked?
(a) W-14.
(b) V-15.
(c) X-13.
(d) Y-12.

5. To which of the following does the protagonist compare herself?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Purvis.
(c) Dillinger.
(d) Floyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Grothendieck reported to be?

2. What was the name of the protagonist’s older brother?

3. To what city does the protagonist note moving?

4. To which of the following does the novel compare Oppenheimer?

5. Which of the following does the protagonist claim to regard as a fellow student?

(see the answer key)

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