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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bathroom tiles.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Blocks.
(d) Balloons.

2. 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?
(a) Light pink.
(b) Fire engine red.
(c) Violet-bluish.
(d) Vibrant yellow.

3. Richard wrote a letter to Gweneth from the Grand Hotel. Where was the Grand Hotel located?
(a) Warsaw, Poland.
(b) Opole.
(c) Lublin.
(d) Radom.

4. 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) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard was attending graduate school, a guy walked in on him holding a pot in one hand and stirring with the other. What was in the pot that Richard was stirring?

2. In what color did Richard see the letter X in his mind?

3. Where was the place that Richard mentions that all people from New York City go in the summer?

4. When Richard stood to accept his award from the American Association of Physics Teachers, he told the crowd that instead of talking about teaching he is going to talk about what?

5. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Harold Gast and David Leff were what "types" of people?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Richard's friend from Los Alamos explain to him how she may have mistakenly thought that he knew Herman?

2. When Richard was at a party with his beach crowd, what was one of the older guys teaching them in the kitchen?

3. Describe what Richard looked like when he was performing one of his "experiments" and he forgot to lock the door and someone walked in on him.

4. In Getting Ahead, how did Richard reply to the taxi driver when asked why his "people" weren't getting anywhere?

5. After Richard finished philosophizing with the taxi driver, where did the taxi driver take him?

6. How did Richard learn about algebra?

7. When Richard heard about miracles at the temple, he tried to explain the miracles with natural phenomena. What was one of the miracles he says he could never figure out?

8. Why did Richard tell Gweneth and Michelle that he had to write with a paper on his lap when he wrote his letter from the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens?

9. What did Richard's father teach him about when Richard noticed the way his ball moved in his wagon?

10. Why did Richard show the innkeeper his receipt for his reservation at the big resort hotel?

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