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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Peter complain about to Josh?
(a) The state of our culture.
(b) New things on the Internet.
(c) The coward who is bashing the culture.
(d) Josh's lack of respect for him.

5. Where had the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript just returned from?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) The mall.
(c) Walden Pond.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Todd?

2. Where does Josh go to visit with his mother's spirit?

3. How does Tashjian characterize Josh's attitude while he is listening to Beth?

4. What does Tashjian tell Josh when she mails him the galleys?

5. What does Tashjian realize on her way home with the manuscript?

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