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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard tells a story of his little boy saying that he could no longer say a particular word because his "word bag" had run out of that word. What word was it?
(a) Lion.
(b) Cow.
(c) Cat.
(d) Monkey.

2. How many solid-fuel rockets help boost the shuttle for a few minutes before they separate from the shuttle?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. Richard decided to attend a new shrine dedication; what were the kids doing during the ceremony?
(a) Listening and taking notes.
(b) Running up and down the steps.
(c) Singing a soft song.
(d) Saying silent prayers.

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

5. Richard states that he joined a specific group because Arlene had joined that group. What kind of group was it?
(a) A math group.
(b) A ballet group.
(c) An art group.
(d) A speech group.

6. Where did Richard hear the investigation of the shuttle accident would be?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) Geneva.

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

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

9. When the solid-fuel rockets separate from the shuttle, where do they fall?
(a) On barren land.
(b) They float into space.
(c) Into the sea.
(d) Into the atmosphere and then they disintegrate.

10. When Richard looked in the garden near his room at the small family inn in Iseokitsu, he noticed what color of tree frog?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

11. When Richard joined the same group as Arlene, he found out that she had a boyfriend named what?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Alex.
(c) Brian.
(d) Charley.

12. What did Richard invite his first date to do with him?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Go to a dance.
(c) Go out to eat at a fancy restaurant.
(d) Go to a play.

13. How far was the shrine from the inn where Richard stayed in Iseokitsu?
(a) About two miles.
(b) About one mile.
(c) About five miles.
(d) About half a mile.

14. Richard found out that the funeral for his unknown "friend" was going to be on what day?
(a) May 1st.
(b) May 3rd.
(c) May 4th.
(d) May 10th.

15. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many co-chairmen assisted Richard during the conference in Kyoto?

2. Richard made friends with the Queen's secretary and went to his home to meet his wife and family. How many daughters did the secretary have?

3. 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?

4. What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961?

5. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Robert Stapler was what type of person?

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