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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Darren when he finally called his mother collect, to come get him?
(a) Clinton Lake.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Stull.

2. How does Jonathan say Sima made people feel?
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Trusted.
(c) Heard.
(d) Elegant.

3. Who invited Darren to stay and have a beer at Ron Williams’ place?
(a) Ron’s wife.
(b) Ron.
(c) Cody Williams.
(d) Mandy.

4. What was Darren’s relationship with Ron Williams?
(a) Ron was his boss.
(b) Ron was his friend’s father.
(c) Ron was his mother’s friend.
(d) Ron was his neighbor.

5. How did Adam’s friends exercise their aggression through language?
(a) Poetry contests.
(b) Debates.
(c) Rap battles.
(d) Opinion pieces.

6. How did Jane defuse Adam’s meltdown when he could not reach his girlfriend?
(a) She said the connection was bad.
(b) She reminded him of his accomplishments.
(c) She asked him about the purple cow.
(d) She told him she loved him.

7. Jonathan compares his classmate Russell to a character in what book?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) The Grapes of Wrath.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) Cannery Row.

8. How does Adam’s mother characterize the author of the purple cow lyric?
(a) A mental patient.
(b) A children’s book author.
(c) A serious writer.
(d) A therapist.

9. How did the “Nowak Carter Gordon Davis types” treat Darren when he hung out with them?
(a) They asked him to tell them his stories.
(b) They treated him like a pet dog.
(c) They mocked him and got him drunk.
(d) They insulted him.

10. What does the narrator say the music and the skating suggested to Darren and his friends?
(a) Power.
(b) Inebriation.
(c) Sports.
(d) Sex.

11. Who did Amber thank for dinner before Jane’s event?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Sima.
(c) Jane.
(d) Adam.

12. What was it that changed Jonathan’s relationship with Sima?
(a) Eric’s travel.
(b) His research.
(c) Adam’s concussion.
(d) Jane’s book.

13. What did Jonathan specialize in at the Topeka Foundation?
(a) Marital problems.
(b) Language problems.
(c) Lost boys.
(d) Art therapy.

14. Why does Adam say he and his friends included Darren?
(a) Because they could see that it helped him.
(b) Because they liked him.
(c) Because they felt bad for him.
(d) Because they were told to.

15. Who does Adam say was central to including Darren?
(a) Himself.
(b) Jason.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Cody Williams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Jonathan returning the U.S. from, when he recalls being 16, at the beginning of the New York School chapter?

3. What advice that Evanson gave to Adam had Jane received from her supervisor?

4. How does the narrator characterize the state of American culture?

5. How does the narrator characterize Darren’s skating ability at the roller rink?

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