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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 revealed the underlying chaos in language.
(b) He has revealed the pervasive hostility in language.
(c) He has exposed the grudging psychology that uses language for its ends.
(d) He has documented the animalistic subtext to language.

2. How old was Adam when he had his picture taken with Bob Dole?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

3. What issue did the Westboro Baptist Church protest?
(a) War.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Government regulations.

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

5. What drugs had Jonathan and Jane taken when they went to the Met?
(a) Acid.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first thing Darren’s powers supposedly manifested?

2. What is the spread in debate?

3. What do the figures behind Adam’s eyes make him afraid of?

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

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

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