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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Per the novel, how large a percentage of the population of mathematicians is Jewish?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 80.
(d) 2.

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

3. In what state is Stella Maris?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Minnesota.

4. Which of the following invented the calutron?
(a) Miller.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Goodman.
(d) Ellington.

5. To which of the following does the protagonist compare the interlocutor?
(a) Zeno.
(b) Parmenides.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

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

7. To what kind of athlete does the protagonist compare the Kid?
(a) Skier.
(b) Javelineer.
(c) Archer.
(d) Iceskater.

8. How many times prior to the novel had the protagonist been at Stella Maris?
(a) Twice.
(b) Four times.
(c) Once.
(d) Thrice.

9. Which of the following philosophers does the protagonist reference in regards to her violin?
(a) Carnap.
(b) Quine.
(c) Davidson.
(d) Putnam.

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

11. Through what agency does the protagonist purchase a violin?
(a) Carl Becker & Son.
(b) Bein & Fushi.
(c) Guadagnini.
(d) William Harris Lee & Co.

12. With which philosopher does the protagonist associate the wish not to have been?
(a) Anaximander.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Anaximenes.
(d) Parmenides.

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

14. How long does the interlocutor report having been divorced?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following astronomers does the protagonist report admiring?

2. How old is Grothendieck reported to be?

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

4. For how many years does the interlocutor report having been in practice?

5. How long do the protagonist and interlocutor have together after the break in II?

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