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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What claim do people make about Josh Swensen?
(a) That he is bipolar.
(b) That he hates society.
(c) That he is violent.
(d) That he was institutionalized.

2. What answer does Josh get when he asks his mother whether she will help him change the world?
(a) A boy asks 'do we have to?'
(b) A man says 'yes of course I will'.
(c) A mother says 'I won't allow you to do that'.
(d) A woman says 'you must be crazy'.

3. What other writing does Beth say she enjoyed?
(a) The Heart of Darkness.
(b) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(c) Walden.
(d) Their Eyes Were Watching God.

4. How old was the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript?
(a) 17.
(b) 38.
(c) 78.
(d) 27.

5. What are Josh's feelings for Beth?
(a) They have been going out for a month.
(b) He find her irritating but good to know.
(c) They are just good friends.
(d) He has loved her since sixth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter complain about to Josh?

2. Where does the quote at the opening of Part 1 come from?

3. What are Josh's feelings about Katherine?

4. What idea does Josh draw from 1984?

5. What problem does Tashjian have with Josh's book as she works on it?

(see the answer key)

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