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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. Richard was so sensitive about being a sissy that it even bothered him to buy what snacks from the market?

2. Why did Richard feel uncomfortable accepting the invitation of the university to come and visit?

3. Besides the name that Richard and Gweneth gave to their dog, what other pet name did Richard call him in his letter?

4. When Richard was older, his father picked a leaf off a tree that had a little brown line in the shape of what?

5. When the solid-fuel rockets separate from the shuttle, where do they fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Richard's father make the Tyrannosaurus Rex more understandable and more real to Richard when he was young?

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

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

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

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

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. How did Richard learn about algebra?

8. 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?

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

10. What did the librarian say when Richard tried to check out the book, Calculus for the Practical Man, and who did he say the book is for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe General Kutyna. Describe what things about General Kutyna appealed to you as a reader and why he and Richard got along so well? Use specific examples from the book to explain your answers.

Essay Topic 2

In the book Richard describes meeting his first wife, Arlene for the first time. Compare and contrast Richard and Arlene. Explain their relationship and what beliefs they had that would make their relationship work. What personal traits did each person have that made them desirable or compatible with each other? Use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Describe what the tenth recommendation in the report was. Expound on the objections that Richard had to this "recommendation" and what kind of run-around he got about it. Describe the end result of Richard's complaining about the tenth recommendation.

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