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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Simple as 1, 2,3; Getting Ahead; Hotel City; Who Is Herman; Sexist Pig.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard and his father were examining the leaf that was picked off a tree he stated that the line is the beginning of what color of fly?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

2. In what color did Richard see the letter X in his mind?
(a) Burning orange.
(b) Emerald green.
(c) Midnight black.
(d) Dark brown.

3. When Richard was studying counting and the different things he can do while counting, he discovered that no one can do what while counting?
(a) Sing a rock song.
(b) Type an essay.
(c) Read out loud.
(d) Dream.

4. When Richard talks about getting older and taking up reading and drawing, he mentions that he has limited what?
(a) Patience.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Time.

5. When Richard's father started to read from Richard's calculus book, what did he find?
(a) That it made perfect sense.
(b) That they were wrong in a particular principle they are trying to teach.
(c) That it's confusing.
(d) That he knew the author of the book.

Short Answer 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?

2. Before Richard was born, his father told his mother that "if it's a boy, he's going to be a" what?

3. 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?

4. Richard mentions that a friend of his mother was trying to make a living during the Depression by doing what?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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