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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3 – 36; [Darren pictured shattering…], The Spread (Adam).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice is asking the reader to explain what led to the picture of Adam with Bob Dole?
(a) A therapist.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A student.
(d) A parent.

2. Where was Adam’s photo with Bob Dole displayed?
(a) On the Russell high school website.
(b) On the front page of the local paper.
(c) In Bob Dole’s campaign literature.
(d) On his high school’s message board.

3. What is Darren doing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Hiding in the woods.
(b) Being interrogated.
(c) Walking home.
(d) Drinking with friends.

4. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In Taiwan.
(c) In a debate tournament.
(d) In a bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adam’s relationship with Joanna?

2. How old was Adam when he had his picture taken with Bob Dole?

3. Whose names did Bob Dole read at the high school debate tournament?

4. Where is Darren when the novel begins?

5. What topic is Adam debating in Russell High School?

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