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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 – 36; [Darren pictured shattering…], The Spread (Adam).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinguishes Kenneth Erwood in Topeka?
(a) He is black.
(b) He is openly gay.
(c) He is an outspoken anti-war protestor.
(d) He is a MacArthur Genius grant winner.

2. How does the narrator say Bob Dole spoke at the high school debate tournament?
(a) Fluently.
(b) Extemporaneously.
(c) Haltingly.
(d) Patriotically.

3. Whose house does Adam enter at the beginning of the novel?
(a) His own.
(b) Amber’s.
(c) Jason’s.
(d) A strangers’.

4. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?
(a) In Taiwan.
(b) In a bed.
(c) On a boat.
(d) In a debate tournament.

5. How old was Adam when he had his picture taken with Bob Dole?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word for the figures Adam sees behind his eyes?

2. What does Adam say spreads Americans?

3. What does the narrator say is the result of the spread?

4. What is Darren doing at the beginning of the novel?

5. What do the figures behind Adam’s eyes make him afraid of?

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