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Vocabulary
Food
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Miscellaneous
100
What is money given for a specific purpose by a government agency?
A grant
100
What meal did Irene order for Alex when she took him on the plane?
A fruit plate
100
What kind of people did Alex prefer?
Tall men
100
Where was Alex when he first saw himself?
In a restroom
100
What did Irene major in at MIT?
Chemistry
200
What is the name Irene gave to anything that Alex was expected to learn?
A label
200
What kind of food did Alex ask Irene's father for when they were waiting for Alex to have surgery?
Kiwi
200
What was the name of the actor who interviewed Irene and Alex in the book and on the video?
Alan Alda
200
Where did Irene live when Alex became afraid of the owls outside the window?
Tucson
200
What were the words in the the duet Alex and Griffin did?
Green and bean
300
What are our numbers called, the ones Alex learned to recognize when he saw them?
Arabic numerals
300
What did Alex decide to call an apple?
A banerry
300
What was the job of the person who stayed late at the vets' office? Alex kept asking her if she wanted things.
She was the accountant.
300
What city was MIT in?
Boston
300
What numerical concept did Alex seem to figure out by himself?
The concept of zero
400
What was the technique called that Irene used to train Alex?
The model/rival program
400
What is used to feed a baby bird formula?
A syringe
400
The musician named Garrick came to visit Alex, and Alex liked him. What instrument did he play?
The piano
400
What was the name of the pet store at which Irene bought Alex?
Noah's Ark
400
The toy parrot that was hanging from Alex's table didn't respond when Alex told it, "You tickle." What did Alex say to it?
You turkey.
500
What was the name of the lung disease Alex had?
Aspergillosis
500
What did Alex call almonds?
Corknuts
500
What composer's musical piece did Alex like when he was frightened by a tornado?
Haydn's (cello concerto)
500
What state did Irene fly to in order to get the baby bird, Griffin?
Georgia
500
What kind of research did Irene do at the Media Lab in Boston?
Research on keeping domestic parrots entertained