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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Erica when she becomes CEO of Intercom?
(a) 60.
(b) 23.
(c) 47.
(d) 32.

2. Based on a misunderstanding with his parents in Chapter 5, what does Harold fear will happen if he does not behave?
(a) He won't get to go to school.
(b) His hands will be cut off.
(c) He'll be sent to China.
(d) He will be starved.

3. What does Ms. Taylor understand that teenagers are not?
(a) Empty vessels.
(b) Erratic creatures.
(c) Robots.
(d) Fighters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nearly happened to Erica at age 10?

2. What has Erica heard about Intercom before her interview in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 3, Julia calls Harold half cupid, half what?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 15, what does Brooks characterize the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious mind as?

(see the answer key)

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