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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. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Bob Dole.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

2. What is Adam’s relationship with Joanna?
(a) She is his girlfriend.
(b) She is his debate partner.
(c) She is his lab partner in chemistry.
(d) She is his neighbor.

3. What was Dr. Erwood’s specialty at the Topeka Foundation?
(a) Recuperating lost boys.
(b) Psychopharmacology.
(c) Talk therapy.
(d) Psychophysiology.

4. Whose house does Adam enter at the beginning of the novel?
(a) His own.
(b) Jason’s.
(c) Amber’s.
(d) A strangers’.

5. What took Adam to see Dr. Erwood?
(a) Depression.
(b) An outburst of violence.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A suicide attempt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Adam at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who has just left Adam, when his chapter opens?

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

4. How does the narrator say Bob Dole spoke at the high school debate tournament?

5. What does Darren say has been hanging in space all his life?

(see the answer key)

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