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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is West's crowning domestic achievement?
(a) The barn.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) His basement workshop.
(d) A lovely mahogany coaching table.

2. Who is one of the best Hardy Boys?
(a) Dave Epstein.
(b) Ed Rasala.
(c) Carl Alsing.
(d) Steve Smith.

3. What part of the computer does Rasala melt accidentally?
(a) A PAL.
(b) The heat gun.
(c) A co-processor.
(d) A chip socket.

4. What is the project flooded with come Spring?
(a) Cash.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Water from the melting snow.
(d) Programmers.

5. What percentage of Data General's equipment sales does the Eagle represent after its launch?
(a) More than ten percent.
(b) Exactly forty-two percent.
(c) Slightly less than eight percent.
(d) Around fifty percent.

6. Where does West go after leaving the team?
(a) Florida.
(b) Germany.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Japan.

7. At the time of writing, when did Holberger join Data General?
(a) Four months ago.
(b) Three years ago.
(c) Ten years ago.
(d) Nineteen months ago.

8. When does the Eagle make its debut?
(a) Summer of 1979.
(b) Winter of 1981.
(c) Spring of 1980.
(d) Fall of 1982.

9. What is a cat secretive about?
(a) What it is up to.
(b) The location of its kittens.
(c) Everything and anything.
(d) Its true feelings.

10. Through the help of what piece of equipment does Jon Blau 'see it all?'
(a) A monitor.
(b) A chipset.
(c) A cable.
(d) A CPU.

11. What does IBM suffer from?
(a) Not enough innovation.
(b) A 'brain-drain' to other companies.
(c) Decreasing market share.
(d) Too much demand.

12. Where is Holberger in early September?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Burn-out city.
(d) Houston.

13. What does no one ever do at Data General?
(a) Give each other back massages.
(b) Watch each other's backs.
(c) Pat each other on the back.
(d) Backstab each other.

14. What did de Castro usually eat in the lab?
(a) A vegetarian hamburger.
(b) A Fudgsicle.
(c) Chicken wings.
(d) Pizza.

15. What group does Rasala feud with?
(a) The Hardy Boys.
(b) Diagnostics.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Software.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rasala, why is Veres the best of the college kids?

2. How long did it take to make the Eagle?

3. Where is the 'very liberal arts college' that Rosen visits?

4. What type of engine has West never worked on before?

5. How many inventors will the Eagle have?

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