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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard wanted to stay at a small inn in Iseokitsu but was discouraged by his host and by the innkeeper, Richard asked what the trouble was. What did the innkeeper tell the host the trouble is?
(a) That they don't have a Western style toilet.
(b) That they don't speak any English.
(c) That they are too far from the conference.
(d) That they donot have enough room.

2. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Brass.
(d) Rod-iron.

3. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. What did Richard say Arlene played beautifully?
(a) The piano.
(b) The cello.
(c) The harp.
(d) The violin.

5. The first time Richard ever said anything to the most popular girl at school was where?
(a) In a park.
(b) At a dance.
(c) In class.
(d) During lunch break.

6. When the taxi driver took Richard around an East Indian neighborhood, he pointed out two women he admired who gathered enough money to buy what?
(a) A bigger house.
(b) A television.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) A car.

7. Richard tells a story about an old friend in Los Alamos calling him to tell him some sad news. The sad news was that who had died?
(a) Herman.
(b) Shirley.
(c) William.
(d) Arlene.

8. While on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Richard spotted a physicist friend of his from where?
(a) Sweden.
(b) The U.S.A.
(c) Japan.
(d) Russia.

9. Richard told the women who were protesting that they should be concerned about the cop in his story. Why?
(a) Because it is not known whether the cop was a man or a woman.
(b) Because cops are corrupt.
(c) Because he was harrassing a woman.
(d) Because she was a woman.

10. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?
(a) His own home.
(b) His own taxicab.
(c) His own radio.
(d) His own bicycle.

11. What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961?
(a) Hotel Amigo.
(b) The Europe Hotel.
(c) Hotel Brussels.
(d) The Grand Hotel.

12. Richard mentions that a friend of his mother was trying to make a living during the Depression by doing what?
(a) Running a day care for working moms.
(b) Tutoring kids.
(c) Selling baked goods.
(d) Teaching dance.

13. What is located behind the area where the crew sits on a space shuttle?
(a) The fuel rockets.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The engines.
(d) The cargo bay.

14. Besides the name that Richard and Gweneth gave to their dog, what other pet name did Richard call him in his letter?
(a) Poochie Moo-moo.
(b) Can-can.
(c) Snork.
(d) Poopsie.

15. A lady across the street from the inn in Iseokitsu gave Richard what?
(a) A wind chime.
(b) A kimono.
(c) A painting.
(d) A silk ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard visited a shrine with an enclave behind it, what ddid the Shinto priest do for him while they were having tea?

2. What was on the towel that hung close to the tub at the inn in Iseokitsu?

3. Richard received a letter from a feminist group after a few of his lectures were published. What was Richard's short reply to this letter?

4. What did Richard's mother teach him were the highest forms of understanding?

5. What was the name of the girl that Richard has his first date with?

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