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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John's driving lessons end?

2. What did John and his friends find in the woods?

3. What did John help Ace Frehley do to his guitar?

4. What did Jim Boughton make with his creation?

5. Who is Doug?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John's parents' relationship.

2. Describe Dr. Finch's strange behavior.

3. Describe John's departure from high school.

4. Describe John's mechanical abilities.

5. What does John say he does to avoid his parents' troubles?

6. What story does John say he told the proud parents whose children would be going to Harvard and Smith?

7. Describe the catastrophe Jim Boughton and John created.

8. How did Rusty Nail change John's life?

9. How did John's life change when he started to go on the road with rock bands?

10. Describe John's work as a sound engineer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think was John Robison's main reason for writing this book? What evidence do you find, in the book, that this is his main reason? What other reasons might he have? Why do you think those reasons are less important?

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the humorous tone John Robison takes throughout his memoir? What does he gain, by it? What does he lose?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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