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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. Before Richard was born, his father told his mother that "if it's a boy, he's going to be a" what?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Astronaut.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Thinker.

2. 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?
(a) The meaning of life.
(b) Why woman should rule the world.
(c) The existance of other galaxies.
(d) The structure of the proton.

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

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

5. At the beginning of Part 2: Preliminaries, Richard states that he'd be talking a lot about what?
(a) The Kennedy Space Center.
(b) NASA.
(c) Thiokol.
(d) O-rings.

Short Answer 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?

2. 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?

3. Richard found out that the funeral for his unknown "friend" was going to be on what day?

4. When Richard joined the same group as Arlene, he found out that she had a boyfriend named what?

5. When Arlene was in the hospital in Albuquerque, why did she have a little charcoal broiler in her room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Kyoto University tell Richard when he told them he had no paper to give at the conference?

3. When Richard was in graduate school at Princeton, there was a psychology paper that came up about controlling the "time sense" in the brain. How did the author of this paper test his theory?

4. What did the ballroom in the palace in Brussels look like where Richard had to wait 20 minutes for the king and queen?

5. 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?

6. When Richard was asked to give a speech after the mayor had spoken at the dedication ceremony of the shrine, what did he say?

7. What happened when Gweneth realized that she had lost a roll of film?

8. When did Richard finally cry after his wife passed away?

9. Describe what happened when Richard showed up at Barbara's house to take her out on their date.

10. How did William Graham, the head of NASA, know Richard?

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