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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many head fakes did Randy have in his lecture?

2. How did Randy feel when Tommy fulfilled his dream?

3. How did Randy display his pictures at his lecture?

4. What advice did Randy leave his daughter?

5. Why did Randy cut off telemarketers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was unique about Randy's computer science class in 1997?

2. What was the Penguin Award?

3. Why did Randy feel the way he did about his cancer diagnosis?

4. What happened when a girl sent Randy a thank you note?

5. What communication problems did some of Randy's students have?

6. What was Tommy's goal in life?

7. Why couldn't Randy give his message to his kids personally?

8. What was the first head fake at the end of the lecture?

9. What did Randy do to Jai at the end of his lecture?

10. How was Tommy able to achieve his goal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Randy's view on cars? Cite evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

What significance did the stuffed animals have for Randy? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of jobs did Randy hold in his life, and what did he learn from these positions?

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