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

2. Why had Jonathan’s family been abroad?
(a) His father was a diplomat.
(b) His father wanted to visit his origins.
(c) His father was in the military.
(d) His father had taken them for a travel year.

3. How does Jonathan say Sima made people feel?
(a) Meaningful.
(b) Trusted.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Heard.

4. What was the first instance Jane recalled of watching herself ignore her own knowledge?
(a) Neglecting to buy airline tickets.
(b) Reading during her graduate studies, which she did not realize she identified with.
(c) Burying her memory of her father’s abuse.
(d) Learning that her painted tissue box was a lie.

5. What was Darren’s therapist’s response when Darren lost his job?
(a) He wanted to give Darren tools for managing his feelings.
(b) He was angry at himself for not foreseeing him running into trouble.
(c) He was angry at Darren.
(d) He was angry at the customer who got him fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?

2. Why does Adam say he and his friends included Darren?

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

4. Who wrote the story about Ziegler?

5. What real-life events did Jonathan’s therapist see in his feelings about the Ziegler story?

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