1. Based on Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny's parents were where in 1937 and 1938?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Far East.
(c) France.
(d) England.

2. What refers to the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing?
(a) Geology.
(b) Meteorology.
(c) Ecology.
(d) Biology.

3. Henry DeWolf Smyth was a commissioner on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1949 to when?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1959.

4. Johnny went to the Neurological Institute in what city in Chapter 1?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

5. What refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Cataclysm.
(c) Grief.
(d) Corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the field of physics that is primarily concerned with the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus and the processes by which these arrangements change?

2. The author describes Johnny's character as being what in the book's Forward?

3. Johnny moved to where for the summer in Chapter 2, where he had a workshop and laboratory in the garage?

4. When was Pierre Lecomte du Nouy born?

5. Johnny came home for Spring Holiday in March of what year when his parents took him on several outings in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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