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

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

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

4. In what year was Richard finally able to oblige the university that wanted him to speak?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1985.

5. Besides the name that Richard and Gweneth gave to their dog, what other pet name did Richard call him in his letter?
(a) Can-can.
(b) Snork.
(c) Poochie Moo-moo.
(d) Poopsie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides telling the speakers when to stop, what other duty did Richard's co-chairmen perform?

3. When Richard looked in the garden near his room at the small family inn in Iseokitsu, he noticed what color of tree frog?

4. Who was the head of NASA who called Richard a few days after the accident?

5. How old was the Grand Hotel where Richard was staying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Arlene found a summer job in Scituate, taking care of children to be close to Richard?

2. Why were there a lot of new buildings in Warsaw, Poland?

3. 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?

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

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

6. How did Richard learn about algebra?

7. What beauty did Richard state he could see in a flower?

8. Describe the auditorium in the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland that Richard took a tour of.

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

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

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