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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 69 – 110; [Things Darren dreamt…]; The Men (Jane).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Adam unconscious after his concussion?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five hours.

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

3. Where was Adam’s photo with Bob Dole displayed?
(a) On the front page of the local paper.
(b) On the Russell high school website.
(c) On his high school’s message board.
(d) In Bob Dole’s campaign literature.

4. What distinguishes Kenneth Erwood in Topeka?
(a) He is a MacArthur Genius grant winner.
(b) He is openly gay.
(c) He is an outspoken anti-war protestor.
(d) He is black.

5. What do the figures behind Adam’s eyes make him afraid of?
(a) A manic episode.
(b) A migraine.
(c) A fever.
(d) A seizure.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the spread in debate?

4. What did Darren find that he had dreamed about?

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

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