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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what do both sides of Erica's family expect of her after the Academy?
(a) She will join the military.
(b) She will stay near her family.
(c) She will go to an Ivy League school.
(d) She will live in China.

2. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?
(a) Incentives.
(b) Ideologies.
(c) Networks.
(d) Interests.

3. What does Harold feel takes over his life in Chapter 13?
(a) Money worries.
(b) His work.
(c) Erica.
(d) Politics.

4. What is Ms. Taylor's tactic for making children learn?
(a) She drills information into them.
(b) She teaches them to take pleasure in it.
(c) She pays them.
(d) She uses references to popular culture.

5. As he grows in Chapter 4, Harold develops the ability to always quote an appropriate what?
(a) Bedtime story.
(b) Music lyric.
(c) Political quote.
(d) Grocery price.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Raymond and Erica present their proposals in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 14, Brooks states that the Recession led to an essential reduction in what?

3. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, modern social scientists say that geniuses are what?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what regular event is a constant trauma in Harold's life?

5. In Chapter 4, what is Harold's favorite pastimes besides bonding with Julia?

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