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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 149 – 184; [Frost had hardened…], The New School (Jonathan).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Darren when the novel begins?
(a) A police station.
(b) The woods.
(c) The Army Surplus store.
(d) A lake.

2. How far apart were Adam and Jason born?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 4 months.

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

4. What does Jonathan say his parents drank to ignore?
(a) His father’s parents’ divorce.
(b) His father’s affairs.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) His own poor health.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darren’s mother complain about?

2. What caused Jane to start to receive obscene and threatening phone calls?

3. Who invited Darren to stay and have a beer at Ron Williams’ place?

4. How does the narrator characterize Darren?

5. Why was a particular person central to including Darren?

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