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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. What did Randy have to do for Jai when they had their first baby?
(a) Let her cry.
(b) Talk her into medication.
(c) Keep her calm.
(d) Hold her hand.

2. What was Carnegie Mellon?
(a) A city.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A company.
(d) A university.

3. What did Randy want to contribute to as an adult?
(a) The card catalogue.
(b) The local newspaper.
(c) Internet.
(d) The World Book Encyclopedia.

4. Where did Randy ask Jai to move for him?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Miami.
(c) Cincinnatti.
(d) Boston.

5. What did Randy turn to as a child to learn things?
(a) His teachers.
(b) An encyclopedia.
(c) The computer.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did someone want to make before Randy's lecture?

2. What was Randy happy to do before he died?

3. What kind of lottery did Randy say he won?

4. What was Randy's main goal while treating his cancer?

5. What did Randy paint in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Randy discover while going through his father's things after his death?

2. How did Randy spend the day of his lecture?

3. What did Randy do to show his nephew he didn't have to be worried about his car?

4. Why did Randy move his family before he died?

5. How did Jai make her last New Year's with Randy a more positive affair?

6. What was Randy's dream job as a child?

7. How did Randy achieve his dream of being in zero gravity?

8. How did Randy meet his childhood pretend hero, and what did he do for Randy?

9. How did the beginning of Randy's lecture affect the tone in the room?

10. How did Jai try to motivate Randy to fight through his cancer?

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