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

2. In Part 1, Richard mentions an artist friend who stated that scientists take beautiful flowers apart and then the flowers become what?
(a) Deep.
(b) Dull.
(c) Broken.
(d) Scientific.

3. When Richard took his first date out, what did they talk about playing?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Poker.
(c) The piano.
(d) Freeze tag.

4. After Richard graduated from college where did he decide to further his education?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) MIT.

5. Richard states that he joined a specific group because Arlene had joined that group. What kind of group was it?
(a) A ballet group.
(b) A math group.
(c) A speech group.
(d) An art group.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the rabbi asked Richard, "if it is so traumatic for you, why do you come to Sunday school?" What did Richard say?

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

3. When Richard's father showed him a photo of the pope, what did he tell Richard is the difference between the pope and the people that are bowing before him?

4. What is the name of the shuttle that Richard discusses in Part 2 of the book?

5. Every time the university mentioned in question #55 would ask Richard to come speak, what happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Richard told that it was all right when one speaker at the conference went over his time limit?

2. How did Richard learn about algebra?

3. Why did Richard tell Gweneth and Michelle that he had to write with a paper on his lap when he wrote his letter from the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens?

4. When Richard was in graduate school at Princeton, there was a psychology paper that came up about controlling the "time sense" in the brain. How did the author of this paper test his theory?

5. What did the librarian say when Richard tried to check out the book, Calculus for the Practical Man, and who did he say the book is for?

6. When did Richard finally cry after his wife passed away?

7. When Richard speaks about writing an essay for the regents examination, he states that his literary friends were always "throwing the bull." What does this mean, and why does Richard decide to do it?

8. Describe what happened when Richard showed up at Barbara's house to take her out on their date.

9. What did the ballroom in the palace in Brussels look like where Richard had to wait 20 minutes for the king and queen?

10. In Getting Ahead, how did Richard reply to the taxi driver when asked why his "people" weren't getting anywhere?

(see the answer keys)

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