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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 does Adam say he and his friends included Darren?
(a) Because they were told to.
(b) Because they could see that it helped him.
(c) Because they felt bad for him.
(d) Because they liked him.

2. Who invited Darren to stay and have a beer at Ron Williams’ place?
(a) Mandy.
(b) Ron’s wife.
(c) Ron.
(d) Cody Williams.

3. What was it that changed Jonathan’s relationship with Sima?
(a) Eric’s travel.
(b) Adam’s concussion.
(c) Jane’s book.
(d) His research.

4. What was Darren’s mother afraid any confrontation with Darren might lead to?
(a) Darren beating her up.
(b) Darren’s departure.
(c) Darren’s suicide.
(d) Jail and death for Darren.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who paid for dinner before Jane’s event?

2. How many years after the Snowball did Darren’s classmates push a girl toward him and tell him to kiss her?

3. Where had Jonathan’s family lived before they went abroad?

4. What event of Jane’s did the Phelpses show up to protest?

5. How long does the narrator tell the reader it will take Darren to make the walk he thinks will be two hours?

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