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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What institution does Herold begin working for in Chapter 15?
(a) GE.
(b) The Historical Society.
(c) The University of Maryland.
(d) The Peace Corps.

4. What does Erica particularly admire about Raymond in Chapter 16?
(a) His self-awareness.
(b) His sense of loyalty.
(c) His work ethic.
(d) His intelligence.

5. In Chapter 13, Harold ruminates that certain pagans considered what to be a god?
(a) Love.
(b) Woman.
(c) Genius.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?

2. Which of the following is not an acquisition Taggart makes for Intercom?

3. Which tennis star does Brooks compare Erica to in Chapter 8?

4. According to Brooks in the end of Chapter 13, the end-point of limerence is what?

5. According to Brooks in Chapter 14, what is a major issue with the human mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What different trajectories do Harold and Erica's lives take in Chapter 15?

2. How does Erica almost get arrested in Chapter 7?

3. What traumatic event occurs to Erica during a tennis match in Chapter 8?

4. How does Erica come back from her explosion in Chapter 8?

5. Why does Erica nearly not go to the University of Denver in Chapter 9?

6. How do the founders of the Academy view poverty in America?

7. What is limerence?

8. How do Erica and Harold form a close bond in Chapter 13?

9. Why is Amy facing so may problems in Chapter 7?

10. How does Erica get into the Academy in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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