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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. What is the name of the locked facility for men where Nash was contained in Chapter Thirty-Six?
2. Where did Alicia go to visit a cousin of hers in Chapter Thirty-Eight?
3. Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study was founded by whom?
4. In Chapter Twenty-Eight, Nash spent the summer of 1956 where?
5. What institution was interested in Nash in Chapter Thirty-Three, although he applied for grant money for a sabbatical to work on research at Princeton and in Paris?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did the Nash's move after Paris in Chapter Thirty-Eight? What led to Nash's investigation?
2. Where was Nash hospitalized in Chapter Forty? What did he think of his treatment?
3. What led John Forbes Nash, Jr.'s colleagues to suspect something was wrong with him in Chapter Thirty-Four? How did Nash describe his feelings during this time?
4. Where was Nash living in Chapter Forty-Four? What happened to Nash after the death of his mother?
5. How is Alicia's life described during Nash's hospitalization in Chapter Thirty-Seven? Where did she live?
6. What led to John Forbes Nash, Jr. asking Alicia Larde out in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
7. In what ways did Alicia attempt to help John Forbes Nash, Jr. in Chapter Thirty-Five? What were her thoughts about her husband at this time?
8. How is Nash's mental state described in Chapter Forty-Two after his release from the hospital?
9. What interaction did Alicia have with Eleanor in Chapter Twenty-Seven? What was Alicia's response?
10. What led to Nash's winning the Nobel Prize in Chapter Forty-Eight? What issues did the Royal Swedish Academy have with Nash?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Korean War, Nash's draft status, and Nash's work within the field of manifolds. Why did Nash apply for deferment? Who supported him in his efforts to avoid the draft? Who coerced Nash to work with manifolds? What is the significance of Nash's work in the field?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Nash's relationship with Paul Cohen in 1958. What was Nash's career like during this year? What relationships did he form with the University of Chicago and Harvard University? Where was Nash working in 1958? Where did he want to work?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Nash's relationship with Jack Bricker and his arrest in Santa Monica. What work did Nash do with Bricker? Also discuss the theme of homosexuality in the book. Has Nash ever discussed his relationships with men? How was the book received by Nash in this regard?
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