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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 – 68; [May break my bones…], Speech Shadowing (Jonathan).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?
(a) Hermann Hesse.
(b) Italo Calvino.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) Nikolai Gogol.

2. What is the spread in debate?
(a) A technique for scoring points by speaking at high speeds.
(b) A technique for picking apart opponents’ arguments.
(c) A technique for refuting opponents’ arguments through inference.
(d) A technique for misleading opponents’ arguments.

3. How does the narrator characterize the spread in debate?
(a) A commonplace.
(b) Radical.
(c) Controversial.
(d) A violation of rules.

4. Where is Darren when the novel begins?
(a) A lake.
(b) The Army Surplus store.
(c) A police station.
(d) The woods.

5. What is Darren drinking in the opening chapter?
(a) Soda.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adam’s relationship with Joanna?

2. How does the narrator say Darren sees life?

3. What was Jonathan studying for his dissertation?

4. What group was Jonathan’s brother joining at the time?

5. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?

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