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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Rob and Luis get married in Chapter 1, what task does Rob always insist on handling?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Fixing things.
(c) Choosing movies.
(d) Planning vacations.

2. What does Ms. Taylor understand that teenagers are not?
(a) Fighters.
(b) Empty vessels.
(c) Erratic creatures.
(d) Robots.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, what regular event is a constant trauma in Harold's life?
(a) Visiting friends' houses.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Going to school on Monday.
(d) His parents' doing out.

4. Based on a misunderstanding with his parents in Chapter 5, what does Harold fear will happen if he does not behave?
(a) He will be starved.
(b) His hands will be cut off.
(c) He won't get to go to school.
(d) He'll be sent to China.

5. How does Brooks describe Harold's intelligence in Chapter 6?
(a) Average.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Deficient.
(d) Enigmatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks in his introduction, what is different about his book compared to the other social science books published in recent years?

2. What separates us from animals, according to Brooks in the introduction?

3. What essential activity do Rob and Julie disagree on in Chapter 2?

4. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?

5. What sport does Brooks associate with the children of his establishment set in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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