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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Richard's dog?
(a) Kiwi.
(b) Spit-Spot.
(c) August.
(d) Charley.

2. What was the name of Richard's sister?
(a) Jillian.
(b) Joan.
(c) Jane.
(d) Julie.

3. When Richard goes to the palace to meet the king and queen in "Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings," what color of coats were the waiters wearing?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. How many co-chairmen assisted Richard during the conference in Kyoto?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. When Richard's father was teaching him about birds and why they peck at their feathers, what did his father tell him the lice eat flakes of?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Protein.
(c) Mites.
(d) Leaves.

6. Richard told the women who were protesting that they should be concerned about the cop in his story. Why?
(a) Because it is not known whether the cop was a man or a woman.
(b) Because cops are corrupt.
(c) Because she was a woman.
(d) Because he was harrassing a woman.

7. When the rabbi asked Richard, "if it is so traumatic for you, why do you come to Sunday school?" What did Richard say?
(a) "Because my parents make me."
(b) "Because religion is still a part of me."
(c) "Because I'm lost."
(d) "Because I want to please God."

8. 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 radio.
(b) His own taxicab.
(c) His own bicycle.
(d) His own home.

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

10. What is located at the front of the space shuttle orbiter?
(a) The engines.
(b) The cargo bay.
(c) The fuel rockets.
(d) The place where the crew sits.

11. Where is the Morton Thiokol factory located?
(a) Utah.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

12. What was on the towel that hung close to the tub at the inn in Iseokitsu?
(a) A yellow shark.
(b) A blue duck.
(c) Mickey Mouse.
(d) Daffy Duck.

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

14. 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?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

15. Why did Richard feel uncomfortable accepting the invitation of the university to come and visit?
(a) Because he didn't like to travel.
(b) Because he had never been there before.
(c) Because he had no paper to give.
(d) Because he had turned them down so many times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard decided to attend a new shrine dedication; what were the kids doing during the ceremony?

2. When Richard went away to college after completing high school, where did he go?

3. What did Richard say was the word that described the "printed pictures which had just come out in newspapers"?

4. How many people lost their lives on the space shuttle?

5. What is located at the back end of the space shuttle orbiter?

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