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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 97-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the one condition under which humans tolerate mad people?
(a) When they are painters.
(b) When they are mathematicians.
(c) When they are rich.
(d) When they are musicians.

2. What causes the narrator to thank someone for the first time in his life?
(a) Ari gives him a ride home.
(b) Isobel brings him a sandwich.
(c) Gulliver says he hope he is feeling better.
(d) Zӧe compliments him.

3. Why does the narrator call Andrew Martin’s mother back, after he hangs up on her?
(a) Because Gulliver asks him why he did not say goodbye.
(b) Because Isobel scolds him for his rudeness.
(c) Because he wants to collect more information from her.
(d) Because Newton asks him why he did not say goodbye.

4. What does the narrator say he has done, when he deletes Andrew Martin’s file describing his solution to the Riemann Hypothesis?
(a) Saved the universe.
(b) Bought himself time.
(c) Saved humanity.
(d) Finished his job.

5. What does the narrator say is the color of home?
(a) Blue.
(b) Violet.
(c) Pink.
(d) Maroon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator’s hosts tell him he should be?

2. What does Andrew Martin say the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis does for humanity?

3. What does Isobel say about the narrator’s heart?

4. How does the narrator characterize the light in the interrogation room?

5. What is the first step the narrator takes in killing Daniel Russell?

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