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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Cold Facts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the ceremony at the shrine dedication, Richard was introduced to whom?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Robert.
(c) The head priest.
(d) The Shinto priest.

2. When Richard took a taxi to the East Indian neighborhood, the taxi driver pointed out a man sitting on the front steps of a concrete block house and stated that the man's son was studying medicine where?
(a) Texas.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) New York.

3. Richard was so sensitive about being a sissy that it even bothered him to buy what snacks from the market?
(a) Bon-Bons and Lady Fingers.
(b) Pink cupcakes and Peppermint Patties.
(c) Toasted Dainties and Lady Fingers.
(d) Peppermint Patties and Toasted Dainties.

4. A lady across the street from the inn in Iseokitsu gave Richard what?
(a) A wind chime.
(b) A painting.
(c) A kimono.
(d) A silk ball.

5. How many people lost their lives on the space shuttle?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of I Just Shook His Hand, what university does Richard mention that had wanted him to come speak for years?

2. What was Richard's immediate reaction when he found out where the investigation of the shuttle accident was going to be?

3. At the beginning of Part 2: Preliminaries, Richard states that he'd be talking a lot about what?

4. What did Richard invite his first date to do with him?

5. When the solid-fuel rockets separate from the shuttle, where do they fall?

(see the answer key)

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