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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head of NASA who called Richard a few days after the accident?
(a) Gerald Waters.
(b) William Graham.
(c) Gwen Williams.
(d) Walter Gold.

2. In what year did the space shuttle accident occur?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1981.

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

4. 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) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

5. When Richard lost his pen; he asked for a pen at a kiosk and was told a pen cost how much?
(a) $0.98.
(b) 68 Zlotys.
(c) 14 Zlotys.
(d) $1.10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard states that when he saw equations in his mind, he saw the letters in color. In what color did he see the letter N?

2. When Richard wanted to stay at a small inn in Iseokitsu but was discouraged by his host and by the innkeeper, Richard asked what the trouble was. What did the innkeeper tell the host the trouble is?

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

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

5. How many solid-fuel rockets help boost the shuttle for a few minutes before they separate from the shuttle?

(see the answer key)

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