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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: I Just Shook His Hand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Richard mentions kids playing in a field and one of them asking Richard to name a particular bird. What kind of bird did the child tell Richard the bird was?
(a) A brown-throated thrush.
(b) A red-crested woodpecker.
(c) A Spencer's warbler.
(d) A robin.

2. What did Richard's mother teach him were the highest forms of understanding?
(a) Individuality and strength.
(b) Acceptance and faith.
(c) Understanding and love.
(d) Laughter and human compassion.

3. Besides telling the speakers when to stop, what other duty did Richard's co-chairmen perform?
(a) Making sure Richard was always comfortable.
(b) Telling the next speaker when to start.
(c) Writing notes.
(d) Introducing the speakers.

4. What was the bathtub made out of at the inn in Iseokitsu?
(a) Fiberglass.
(b) Steel.
(c) Wood.
(d) Tin.

5. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?
(a) His own taxicab.
(b) His own radio.
(c) His own bicycle.
(d) His own home.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Richard graduated from college where did he decide to further his education?

2. When Richard talks about getting older and taking up reading and drawing, he mentions that he has limited what?

3. What was the name of Richard's sister?

4. While Richard was practicing the "art" of kissing with a girl at a party, there was excitement and people start saying that someone is coming. Who were they talking about?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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