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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 – 68; [May break my bones…], Speech Shadowing (Jonathan).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jonathan see his dissertation research putting him in Ziegler’s position?
(a) He has exposed the grudging psychology that uses language for its ends.
(b) He has revealed the underlying chaos in language.
(c) He has revealed the pervasive hostility in language.
(d) He has documented the animalistic subtext to language.

2. Who was Jonathan about to leave, when he read the Ziegler story?
(a) His second wife.
(b) His high school girlfriend.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His parents.

3. How long does the narrator say it will take Adam to see the connection between Amber’s story and her actions?
(a) An hour.
(b) 20 years.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) A month.

4. What was the first thing Darren’s powers supposedly manifested?
(a) A floorboard creaking.
(b) A rainstorm.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A tornado.

5. What does Ziegler find he can understand, once he take the pill?
(a) The language of things.
(b) The language of animals.
(c) The language of music.
(d) The language of clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jonathan studying for his dissertation?

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

3. What does Ziegler hear, once he can understand this language?

4. Where does Ziegler find the pill he ultimately swallows in the story?

5. What story does Amber tell Adam, when he finds her?

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