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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 185 – 228; [From the ceiling…]; Paradoxical Effects (Jane).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the purple cow lyric used for?
(a) Teaching Adam to read.
(b) Making Adam and his mother laugh together.
(c) Getting Adam to bed.
(d) Teaching Adam about colors.

2. Where was Sima’s family from?
(a) India.
(b) Iran.
(c) Los Alamos.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. What does the narrator say Darren would use to ward off insults?
(a) Curses.
(b) Chants.
(c) Acting.
(d) Magic.

4. What did Jonathan ask his subjects to do for his dissertation research?
(a) Debate him.
(b) Read gibberish.
(c) Sing scat songs.
(d) Read quickly.

5. Who was Adam shopping with when he ran into one of Reynolds’ friends?
(a) His mother and grandmother.
(b) Amber.
(c) Sima.
(d) Jonathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jonathan about to leave, when he read the Ziegler story?

2. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?

3. Why did Adam prefer poetry to debate?

4. What does the narrator say the Topekans feel about Fred Phelps?

5. What made Fred Phelps famous for protesting anyone who he thinks supports homosexuality?

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