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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the taxi driver took Richard around an East Indian neighborhood, he pointed out two women he admired who gathered enough money to buy what?

2. In Part 1, Richard mentions an artist friend who stated that scientists take beautiful flowers apart and then the flowers become what?

3. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?

4. In what year did the space shuttle accident occur?

5. Where is the Morton Thiokol factory located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Richard tell Gweneth he'd be doing for six months, and what did he do after he said this to her?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. Why was Richard told that it was all right when one speaker at the conference went over his time limit?

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

9. What did Richard's friends, Al Hibbs and Dick Davies, tell Richard he should do about being asked to be on the investigation committee of the Challenger accident?

10. At the end of Part 1: The Making of a Scientist, Richard mentions his mother. What does he say about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Richard had such a hard time believing in the miracles that he learned about in Sunday school? Explain what Richard's feelings were toward the stories that were told in church and how that shaped him for his life to come. Reference the book to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Interpret Richard's bad feelings about Washington D.C. Why do you think Richard was so animate about not being in that city? Do you think his feelings changed by the end of the book or were they worse? Expound on these thoughts by using specific information from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book the reader can learn interesting facts about things they may not have been aware of previous to reading the book. What things in the book are educational and what things did you learn from the book? Were there any subjects, lessons learned, or scientific explanations that were something new that you've never heard of before? If so, clarify what information you found that was so interesting or intriguing.

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