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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. Why did Randy write this book?
(a) To make money for his family.
(b) To share with his children.
(c) To record his lecture.
(d) To cope with his grief.

2. What took away Randy's optimism?
(a) The treatments didn't work.
(b) His wife had a breakdown.
(c) He lost liver function.
(d) He was in constant pain.

3. How did Randy describe his wife when he first met her?
(a) A concrete floor.
(b) A brick wall.
(c) An ice cube.
(d) A slab of granite.

4. How long did Randy have to live when the tumors were found?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

5. What did Randy want to contribute to as an adult?
(a) The card catalogue.
(b) The World Book Encyclopedia.
(c) Internet.
(d) The local newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Randy paint in high school?

2. What made it so hard for Randy to hear he was dying?

3. According to Randy, who always kept his cockiness in check?

4. What did Randy have to do for Jai when they had their first baby?

5. What was Carnegie Mellon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Randy get out of a speeding ticket?

2. How did Randy choose the clothes for his lecture?

3. What did Randy do to show his nephew he didn't have to be worried about his car?

4. What did Randy paint in high school?

5. Who was Randy's pretend hero as a child and why?

6. Why did Jai deliver her first baby early?

7. What was Randy's dream job as a child?

8. What did Randy's parents buy every year? What did this cause Randy to desire?

9. Why did Randy choose to do the lecture?

10. Why didn't Randy's wife want him to give the lecture?

(see the answer keys)

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