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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first instance Jane recalled of watching herself ignore her own knowledge?
(a) Burying her memory of her father’s abuse.
(b) Reading during her graduate studies, which she did not realize she identified with.
(c) Learning that her painted tissue box was a lie.
(d) Neglecting to buy airline tickets.

2. What drugs had Jonathan and Jane taken when they went to the Met?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Acid.

3. What took Adam to see Dr. Erwood?
(a) Depression.
(b) A suicide attempt.
(c) A concussion.
(d) An outburst of violence.

4. What group was Jonathan’s brother joining at the time?
(a) The Weather Underground.
(b) The Young Republicans.
(c) The Extinction Rebellion.
(d) The Black Panthers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far apart were Adam and Jason born?

2. What distinguishes Kenneth Erwood in Topeka?

3. What did Darren believe he was responsible for?

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

5. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator’s perspective shift as he describes Adam’s return to shore and the process of reuniting with Amber?

2. What was it that the Foundation community found humorous when Jonathan screened the film he made of the Ziegler story?

3. How does Jonathan explain his success at the Foundation?

4. Where is Darren’s refuge, and what solace does he take there?

5. What is the setting for the first full chapter, after the brief prologue?

6. How does Jane say Sima was different from the other therapists at the Foundation?

7. How does the narrator characterize Adam’s role in the debate team?

8. How does the narrative tone change when Bob Dole enters the high school where the debate is taking place?

9. What significance does Darren attribute to the paper banner cheerleaders hold up for the football team to run through?

10. What emotions does Jane associate with having neglected to order airline tickets for a family trip?

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