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

2. What is Adam’s specialty in debate?
(a) Framing.
(b) Research.
(c) Breadth of knowledge.
(d) Cross examination.

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

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

5. What does Darren say has been hanging in space all his life?
(a) The sun.
(b) A cue ball.
(c) His mother’s face.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice is asking the reader to explain what led to the picture of Adam with Bob Dole?

2. What is the word for the figures Adam sees behind his eyes?

3. Who does the narrator say is from the town Adam goes to debate in?

4. What took Adam to see Dr. Erwood?

5. Whose house does Adam enter at the beginning of the novel?

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