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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John's driving lessons end?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) At his grandmother's house.
(c) Safely back home.
(d) At his parents' house.

2. What does John say he taught himself?
(a) To protect himself with humor.
(b) To make unusual insights.
(c) To react normally.
(d) To have a unique perspective on everything.

3. What did John learn to distinguish appropriate reactions from?
(a) Expected ones.
(b) Genuine ones.
(c) Polite ones.
(d) Scripted ones.

4. What was the ultimate explanation for the vehicle in the woods?
(a) It had crashed.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) It was being given away.
(d) It had been abandoned.

5. What did Jim Boughton make with his creation?
(a) A robot.
(b) A sculpture of arms.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A part for a motorcycle engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John characterize his relationship with Mary Trompke at this time?

2. What happened to John's mother after she separated from John's father?

3. What does John say became more difficult as her got older?

4. What did John's grandfather let him do?

5. What led to Dr. Finch's license being revoked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the beginning of John's career in electronics.

2. What was inappropriate about John's smiling at his mother's friend Betsy's news?

3. Describe John's habit of digging holes.

4. Describe John's first encounter with a Porsche.

5. Describe John's parents' relationship.

6. Describe John's parents' strange behavior.

7. What did John like about being a clown?

8. Describe John's departure from high school.

9. How did John get to know Ace Frehley?

10. How did Rusty Nail change John's life?

(see the answer keys)

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