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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what catalog does the protagonist buy a violin?
(a) Aiken.
(b) Bonhams.
(c) Sotheby.
(d) Christie.

3. To which of the following does the interlocutor compare the Kid?
(a) A pixie.
(b) A faerie.
(c) A mujina.
(d) A djinn.

4. Which of the following admits the protagonist to Stella Maris?
(a) Dr. Ruth.
(b) Dr. Horowitz.
(c) Dr. Wegner.
(d) Dr. Cohen.

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

6. Which of the following logicians does the protagonist hold as a hero?
(a) Boole.
(b) De Morgan.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Babbage.

7. Which of the following computer scientists does the protagonist claim to admire?
(a) Lovelace.
(b) Turing.
(c) Hopper.
(d) Allen.

8. How old does the interlocutor report being?
(a) 37.
(b) 40.
(c) 43.
(d) 46.

9. Which degree does the interlocutor report holding?
(a) DO.
(b) PsyD.
(c) PhD.
(d) MD.

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

11. In what year is the protagonist admitted to Stella Maris?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1902.
(d) 2020.

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

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

14. Approximately how much does the Kid weigh?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 50 kilograms.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 50 stone.

15. How long do the protagonist and interlocutor have together after the break in II?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following mathematics projects is the protagonist concerned?

2. What is the name of Grothendieck’s father?

3. Which of the following tracts does the protagonist note having read?

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

5. What kind of particle, per the novel, behaves oddly with Stern-Gerlach magnets?

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