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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. Where is Ziegler carted away to, at the end of the story?
(a) A zoo.
(b) A police station.
(c) An insane asylum.
(d) A hospital.

2. How does the narrator characterize Adam’s relationship with the part of his brain that was always composing rap lyrics and making arguments?
(a) It clicked on when he was stressed.
(b) He had to meditate to activate it.
(c) It clicked on whenever it wanted.
(d) He could not turn it off.

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

4. How does the narrator say Darren sees life?
(a) As a dance.
(b) As a video game.
(c) As a roller rink.
(d) As a zoo.

5. What did Adam do after dinner that delighted the Phelpses?
(a) Gave them the time.
(b) Cursed at them.
(c) Conducted a polite conversation.
(d) Ignored them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Adam prefer poetry to debate?

2. How does Jane characterize Adam’s behavior over dinner with her and Jonathan and Amber?

3. How does the narrator say people like Darren learn to differentiate themselves in this country?

4. What drugs had Jonathan and Jane taken when they went to the Met?

5. What did Jonathan and Jane leave at the museum when they left?

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