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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Henry Bethe when he talked to Richard before a lecture by Konrad Lorenz?
(a) Four or five-years old.
(b) Ten or eleven-years old.
(c) Eight or nine-years old.
(d) Twelve or thirteen-years old.

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

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

6. The first time Richard ever said anything to the most popular girl at school was where?
(a) During lunch break.
(b) At a dance.
(c) In a park.
(d) In class.

7. 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?
(a) A Spencer's warbler.
(b) A brown-throated thrush.
(c) A red-crested woodpecker.
(d) A robin.

8. While Richard and his father were examining the leaf that was picked off a tree he stated that the line is the beginning of a fly with what color eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

10. When Richard went away to college after completing high school, where did he go?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Yale.
(d) MIT.

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

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

13. In the beginning of I Just Shook His Hand, what university does Richard mention that had wanted him to come speak for years?
(a) University of Florida.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Kyoto University.

14. What is located behind the area where the crew sits on a space shuttle?
(a) The fuel rockets.
(b) The engines.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The cargo bay.

15. In the letter from Henry Bethe to Gweneth, Henry mentions a time when Richard was talking to him that he felt itchy and impatient waiting for a lecture. Richard mentioned to Henry that there are twice as many what?
(a) Animals as humans.
(b) Ants as bees.
(c) Adults as babies.
(d) Numbers as numbers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. While Richard watched the dedication ceremony of a shrine, who tapped him on the shoulder?

4. How high were the ceilings in the Grand Hotel room that Richard was staying in?

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

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