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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111 - 148; [Darren would help his neighbor…], The Cipher (Adam).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Darren’s gun lead to him getting stitches?
(a) Darren’s friend shot him with it.
(b) Darren shot himself with it.
(c) Darren split his foot when he dropped the gun on it.
(d) A boy hit him after Darren pointed the gun at him.

2. Where does Darren say he feels safe?
(a) In tunnels of brush.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) In Jonathan’s office.
(d) In his house.

3. When does the narrator say the term overkill was coined?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

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. What character in American literature does Jonathan compare his patient/film intern to?
(a) Hester Prynne.
(b) Bartleby.
(c) Leatherstocking.
(d) Billy Budd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Darren sees life?

2. Who was Adam shopping with when he ran into one of Reynolds’ friends?

3. How does the narrator characterize the spread in debate?

4. What was Darren’s therapist’s response when Darren lost his job?

5. What was the first instance Jane recalled of watching herself ignore her own knowledge?

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