Reading Comprehension Quiz

Instructions: Read the following passage, then answer the questions below. 

Once upon a time, there was a mother who had eight children. The youngest was a little boy, toe-headed and slate blue-eyed, who seemed destined for greatness. As a child, he listened faithfully to the news on his radio and thought deeply about the problems of the world. Astounded adults would ask him questions about Russian and American politics which he could answer in great detail. In first grade, he complained that there was no discussion of negative numbers and as a third-grader, he read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. He drew detailed pictures of Russian aircraft, contemplated the horrors of nuclear fallout in a Cold War era, and wrote a poem entitled, "Where does the sky end?" which won an Honorable Mention in the annual Reflections contest.

Of course, the little boy grew up to be a great man who became schooled in all the hard sciences--Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Pharmacology--as well as the liberal humanities of Rhetoric (Business Administration) and Law. But while work, study, and learning have required most of his time, he invests all of his emotional energies in an even higher calling: husband and father. As a result of both his accomplishments and his intense familial devotion, he is loved and admired by all who know him.

Questions:

1) Who is the person referenced in the above passage?

2) How old would this man be today?

3) How do you, the reader, feel about this person after reading this passage?