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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do meetings resume at the subcommittee that Stephen is glad to attend so he will have some structure to his life?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) September.

2. In what area does Stephen notice a girl at a school and demand that the chauffeur stop so he can get out?
(a) The bus.
(b) The playground.
(c) The front steps.
(d) The classroom.

3. What does Stephen take while Charles retires at the house?
(a) A smoke.
(b) A bath.
(c) A call.
(d) A book to read.

4. Who had warned Stephen of the duplicity of the government and the committee previously?
(a) His boss.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. How does Stephen avoid an accident with the truck?
(a) He jumps out of the car.
(b) He steers to the side.
(c) He brakes hard.
(d) He honks the horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory does Stephen share with his parents that his mother agrees with, but his father disagrees with?

2. What does Stephen watch in the evenings at his house?

3. What does Charles demonstrate that he can do with a slingshot?

4. What is Stephen not officially offered by the Prime Minister?

5. Who do Stephen's parents encourage him to forget?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephen want to get out of the Prime Minister's car?

2. What did Stephen become interested in when his mother had insisted that he take a nap in the middle of the day as a child?

3. When Stephen rescues the truck driver, how does the man respond?

4. When Stephen talks about his bicycle memory near the sea, how do his parents respond?

5. What does Stephen say about writing and music and early childhood education at the subcommittee meeting?

6. What happens when Stephen demands that the chauffeur stop the car?

7. How does Stephen respond to the Prime Minister's secretary's request for a second meeting?

8. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?

9. How does Stephen survive the crash with the truck?

10. What was Stephen's experience in Africa as a child?

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