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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Einstein tell the boy from the porch that he remembers best about Munich?
(a) Walking to school everyday.
(b) Fighting on the playground.
(c) Listening to his mother play Beethoven on the piano.
(d) Playing with his sister in the front yard.

2. Toward the end of Chapter One, Einstein finds a boy waiting for him on the porch. In what language does the boy speak to him?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) Swedish.
(d) English.

3. Why does the boy from the porch think Einstein might help him?
(a) He is willing to pay.
(b) They are both refugees.
(c) He can blackmail Einstein.
(d) They are related.

4. On his walk at the opening of Chapter One, who does Einstein NOT greet?
(a) Another professor.
(b) The postman.
(c) A young girl.
(d) His boss.

5. Einstein mentions that his father shows him a charm on a watch chain when he is about five. What is the charm?
(a) A planet.
(b) A dog.
(c) A fish.
(d) A compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Einstein tells Miss Dukas he let the boy from the porch in for what purpose?

2. Why is Hermann Einstein pleased when his son displays interest in the pocket watch?

3. In Chapter Two, the reader learns that Hermann Einstein does what for a living?

4. What reason does Hermann give for moving his family to Munich?

5. Why does Hermann Einstein know more about science than the average businessman?

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