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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 185 – 228; [From the ceiling…]; Paradoxical Effects (Jane).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Adam say it means to be a subject in a supermarket?
(a) To be besieged by colors and manipulative designs.
(b) To be spread by objects.
(c) To be seduced by sounds and scents.
(d) To be immune to language.

3. How did this story about the special gift make Adam feel about Jane’s family?
(a) It made him impatient with Jane’s gullibility.
(b) It made him sympathetic toward his grandfather.
(c) It made him love Jane’s sister.
(d) It made him angry at Jane’s mother.

4. What event of Jane’s did the Phelpses show up to protest?
(a) A public discussion.
(b) A reading.
(c) A lecture on psychology.
(d) A keynote address.

5. To whom is the chapter titled “Men” addressed?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Adam.
(d) Darren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ziegler find he can understand, once he take the pill?

2. Where was Jane giving a lecture when her friendship with Sima fell apart?

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

4. What advice did Evanson give Adam in Minneapolis?

5. How does Adam’s mother characterize the author of the purple cow lyric?

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