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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 180-209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator call Andrew Martin’s mother back, after he hangs up on her?
(a) Because Isobel scolds him for his rudeness.
(b) Because Gulliver asks him why he did not say goodbye.
(c) Because Newton asks him why he did not say goodbye.
(d) Because he wants to collect more information from her.

2. What does the narrator attribute Newton’s newfound liveliness to?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Long walks.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Lots of sleep.

3. What do the hosts say will happen if the narrator cannot complete his mission?
(a) They will kill him as well as Isobel and Gulliver.
(b) They will start killing exponentially larger numbers of people.
(c) He will be recalled violently.
(d) They will send a replacement.

4. What interrupts the discussion the narrator is having with Isobel about Andrew Martin’s relationship with his mother?
(a) The phone ringing.
(b) Newton barking.
(c) Gulliver coming home.
(d) The postman knocking.

5. What is the title of the document in which the narrator finds Andrew Martin’s paper proving the Riemann Hypothesis?
(a) Zeta.
(b) Alpha.
(c) Omega.
(d) Iota.

Short Answer Questions

1. What human food does the narrator discover he likes a lot?

2. How does the narrator know that someone has been in the house while he and Isobel slept?

3. What does the narrator say is the best way to get someone on your side?

4. What will the consequence be, if the narrator surrenders his gifts?

5. How does the narrator characterize the pattern Riemann discovered for the first hundred thousand or so prime numbers?

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