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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When Richard was little and in a high chair, what did his father bring home for him to play with that were of various colors?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Bathroom tiles.
(d) Blocks.

3. After Richard noticed the tree frog in the garden, he also noted a snake of what color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

4. What is located at the back end of the space shuttle orbiter?
(a) The engines.
(b) The cargo bay.
(c) The space for the crew.
(d) The fuel tanks.

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

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

7. What kind of style did the queen's secretary build his house in?
(a) Belgian.
(b) Tuscan.
(c) Greek.
(d) English tudor.

8. 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?
(a) The cops.
(b) Martha.
(c) The parents.
(d) Arlene.

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

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

11. 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?
(a) New York.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Texas.

12. 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) Protein.
(b) Mites.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Dirt.

13. After Richard graduated from college where did he decide to further his education?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) MIT.

14. Every time the university mentioned in question #55 would ask Richard to come speak, what happened?
(a) They would have to cancel because of scheduling conflicts.
(b) They wouldn't have room on their itinerary.
(c) Richard would get sick.
(d) Richard would have a conference he was busy at.

15. While on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Richard spotted a physicist friend of his from where?
(a) Japan.
(b) Russia.
(c) Sweden.
(d) The U.S.A.

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

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

4. After the ceremony at the shrine dedication, Richard was introduced to whom?

5. Why did Richard feel uncomfortable accepting the invitation of the university to come and visit?

(see the answer keys)

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