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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. What topic is Adam debating in Russell High School?
(a) Liberal democracy.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Juvenile crime.

2. Whose names did Bob Dole read at the high school debate tournament?
(a) The names of prominent donors.
(b) The names of retiring teachers.
(c) The names of the finalists.
(d) The names of recent war dead.

3. What is the word for the figures Adam sees behind his eyes?
(a) Floaters.
(b) Amoebas.
(c) Phosphenes.
(d) Stars.

4. What does the narrator say is the result of the spread?
(a) Non sequiturs.
(b) Insight.
(c) Labyrinths of logic.
(d) Drivel.

5. What story does Amber tell Adam, when he finds her?
(a) About sneaking away from her father while he was still talking.
(b) About looking for him in a crowd.
(c) About competing in a debate tournament.
(d) About drinking with her friends at a lake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Adam’s photo with Bob Dole displayed?

3. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?

4. What is the spread in debate?

5. What distinguishes Kenneth Erwood in Topeka?

(see the answer key)

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