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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 185 – 228; [From the ceiling…]; Paradoxical Effects (Jane).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invited Darren to stay and have a beer at Ron Williams’ place?
(a) Cody Williams.
(b) Mandy.
(c) Ron.
(d) Ron’s wife.

2. How did Adam’s friends exercise their aggression through language?
(a) Debates.
(b) Opinion pieces.
(c) Poetry contests.
(d) Rap battles.

3. What does the narrator say Darren would use to ward off insults?
(a) Magic.
(b) Acting.
(c) Curses.
(d) Chants.

4. Who was Jonathan about to leave, when he read the Ziegler story?
(a) His second wife.
(b) His high school girlfriend.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His parents.

5. Where does Ziegler find the pill he ultimately swallows in the story?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A museum.
(c) On the street.
(d) A junk shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Adam’s relationship with the part of his brain that was always composing rap lyrics and making arguments?

2. How many years after the Snowball did Darren’s classmates push a girl toward him and tell him to kiss her?

3. What was Darren’s relationship with Ron Williams?

4. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?

5. What was Jonathan studying for his dissertation?

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