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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. How does the narrator characterize the state of American culture?
(a) Lost boys without parents.
(b) Relentlessly cruel innovation.
(c) Adolescence without end.
(d) Seven lost generations.

2. Whose friends did Adam’s friend protect Darren from?
(a) Jason.
(b) Cody Williams.
(c) Mandy.
(d) Reynolds.

3. What kind of car does Darren see himself driving?
(a) A white Cadillac.
(b) A black pickup truck.
(c) A silver Fiero.
(d) A gray Aston Martin.

4. How did the “Nowak Carter Gordon Davis types” treat Darren when he hung out with them?
(a) They asked him to tell them his stories.
(b) They mocked him and got him drunk.
(c) They treated him like a pet dog.
(d) They insulted him.

5. Why was a particular person central to including Darren?
(a) Out of progressive optimistic values.
(b) To atone for having hit him once.
(c) Because he enjoyed mocking him.
(d) Out of spite.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Adam’s mother characterize the author of the purple cow lyric?

2. What did Adam do after dinner that delighted the Phelpses?

3. What was Jonathan studying for his dissertation?

4. Where were Jonathan and his first wife married?

5. Why did Adam lose his debate in the semi-finals?

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