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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the physical indication that Erica and Harold's relationship is becoming romantic in Chapter 13?
(a) They hold hands.
(b) They make furtive love.
(c) She stares in his eyes.
(d) They kiss.

2. When do Erica, Raymond, and the other insurgents discuss reforms everyday?
(a) At breakfast.
(b) In a covert meeting.
(c) At lunch.
(d) At a bar after work.

3. In Chapter 8, what step does Brooks suggest is most important to decision-making?
(a) Execution.
(b) Perception.
(c) Calculation.
(d) Frustration.

4. Why is Erica not let into New Hope at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) She does not speak English.
(b) She has bad grade.
(c) She mouths off to the main administrator.
(d) She is not a resident of the neighborhood.

5. What field does Erica explore in Chapter 11?
(a) Literary journalism.
(b) Social materialism.
(c) Cultural etymology.
(d) Behavioral economics.

6. As Erica makes her way through the Academy, she becomes what type of person?
(a) An introvert.
(b) An artist.
(c) An organizer.
(d) A competitor.

7. What does Harold explain to Erica about history in Chapter 15?
(a) The Great Man theory.
(b) The Rationalist world view.
(c) Civil libertarianism.
(d) The causes of the Depression.

8. What does Erica decide to do at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Start her own firm.
(b) Go back to school.
(c) Enter politics.
(d) Travel for a year.

9. Which of the following is an activity that Harold and Erica put off because of their busy schedules in Chapter 14?
(a) Changing light bulbs.
(b) Cleaning gutters.
(c) Fixing cracked windows.
(d) Buying new groceries.

10. In Chapter 15, Brooks states that the unconscious mind can perform complex tasks without what?
(a) Achieving a conclusion.
(b) Taking in stimuli.
(c) Our being awake.
(d) Alerting the conscious mind.

11. In Chapter 9, what does Brooks assert as a primary difference between humans and other animals?
(a) We build cities.
(b) We have self-awareness.
(c) We solve problems.
(d) We mate for life.

12. In Chapter 15, North Whitehead is quoted as saying history alternated between the simpleminded and what?
(a) The simplerminded.
(b) The muddleminded.
(c) The evilminded.
(d) The complexminded.

13. What nearly happened to Erica at age 10?
(a) She nearly lost her mother.
(b) She was nearly sent to China.
(c) She nearly got arrested.
(d) She nearly died.

14. According to Brooks in the end of Chapter 13, the end-point of limerence is what?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Desire.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Gratitude.

15. How does Erica's school respond to her tennis match tantrum in Chapter 8?
(a) They expel her.
(b) They kick her off the team.
(c) They have a school meeting.
(d) They put her on academic probation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the board of the Academy help Erica matriculate in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Harrison value above all else?

4. In her junior and senior years, what does Erica put at the center of her focus in order to control her temper?

5. Who does Erica confide in regarding her tantrum in Chapter 8?

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