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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 Arlene was in the hospital in Albuquerque, why did she have a little charcoal broiler in her room?
(a) To make it more like home.
(b) To make steaks.
(c) To give to Richard as a gift.
(d) To keep it warm.

2. In what year did the space shuttle accident occur?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1981.

3. What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961?
(a) The Grand Hotel.
(b) Hotel Amigo.
(c) The Europe Hotel.
(d) Hotel Brussels.

4. In what color did Richard see the letter X in his mind?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Midnight black.
(c) Emerald green.
(d) Burning orange.

5. How far was the shrine from the inn where Richard stayed in Iseokitsu?
(a) About one mile.
(b) About five miles.
(c) About two miles.
(d) About half a mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard stated that when he was a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, he and his friend, Bernie, both had what in their homes?

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

3. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Robert Stapler was what type of person?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Richard is describing the shuttle, what does he say is the large, central part of the shuttle, and what does this part contain?

3. What did Richard tell his wife about the Palace of Culture and Science?

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

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

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

7. What did the policeman do while Richard followed the procession?

8. When Richard speaks about writing an essay for the regents examination, he states that his literary friends were always "throwing the bull." What does this mean, and why does Richard decide to do it?

9. What happens to the large central part of the shuttle a few minutes after a shuttle launch?

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

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